HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-052RESOLUTION NO. 20-052
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 19, 2020 THROUGH APRIL 25, 2020 AS
"CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. 2020 is the 40th commemoration of National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
2. The victims' rights discipline in America has, for decades, dared to dream of a nation that
is free from violence and an America where crime victims are consistently provided
supportive services to help them cope with the trauma of crime and victimization.
3. The 19th Judicial Circuit Victim Rights Coalition is comprised of victim rights advocates
from the State Attorney's Office, the Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce Police Departments,
St. Lucie County, Okeechobee County, and Indian River County Sheriff's Offices.
4. The 19th Victim Rights Coalition increases community awareness of victim issues; and
focuses on the National Victims' Rights Week on a local level.
5. We must work to ensure fair treatment of all crime victims, ordering and enforcing victim
restitution, and notifying victims of their right to compensation and services, thereby
giving hope to victims that the system and society will work to restore dignity and respect
their needs and rights.
6. The 19th Judicial Circuit Victim Rights Coalition resolved that our individual and collective
efforts reflect the dreams we dare to have of a nation where no crime victim goes
unserved, and every crime victim is afforded rights and services and fair treatment by the
justice system and by society.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim April 19, 2020 through April 25, 2020 as "CRIME
VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK" in St. Lucie County, Florida, and urge the citizens of St. Lucie
County to become more aware of victim issues and participate in Crime Victims' Rights
Week.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED 7T" day of April, 2020.
ATTEST:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Chair
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