,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #abj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#be1 #bjac ,mr4 ,leahy 7for ,mr4 ,wicker
 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4        
,schumer1 and ,mr4 ,grassley77 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,supporting the mission and goals of    
#bjac ,national ,crime ,victims' ,rights
 ,week to increase public awareness of  
the rights1 needs1 and concerns of1 and 
services available to assist1 victims   
and survivors of crime in the ,united   
,states4  ,whereas1 in #bjaa1 there were
 nearly #f1jjj1jjj victims of violent   
crime and more than #ag1jjj1jjj victims 
of property crime in the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas1 according to         
,national ,crime ,victimization ,survey1
 non-fatal violent crime increased by   
#ag percent and property crime increased
 by #aa percent in the ,united ,states  
between #bjaj and #bjaa2 ,whereas1      
according to the ,federal ,bureau of    

,investigation ,uniform ,crime          
,reporting1 law enforcement agencies    
throughout the nation reported an       
increase of #a4i percent in the number  
of violent crimes brought to their      
attention for the first #f months of    
#bjab when compared with figures        
reported for the same time in #bjaa2    
,whereas a just society acknowledges the
 impact of crime on individuals1        
families1 schools1 and communities by   
protecting the rights of crime victims  
and ensuring that resources1 and        
services are available to help rebuild  
lives2 ,whereas1 despite impressive     
accomplishments during the last #dj     
years in increasing the rights of1 and  
services available to1 crime victims and
 survivors1 many challenges remain to   
ensure that all victims are--  7#a7     
treated with dignity1 fairness1 and     
respect2  7#b7 offered support and      
services regardless of whether victims  
report crimes committed against them2   
and  7#c7 recognized as key participants

 within the criminal1 juvenile1         
,federal1 tribal1 and civil justice     
systems in the ,united ,states when     
victims do report crimes2  ,whereas     
victims and survivors of crime in the   
,united ,states need and deserve support
 and assistance to help them cope with  
the often devastating consequences of   
crime2 ,whereas1 during each of the last
 #ca years1 communities across the      
,united ,states have joined ,congress   
and the ,department of ,justice in      
commemorating ,national ,crime ,victims'
 ,rights ,week to celebrate a shared    
vision of a comprehensive and           
collaborative response that identifies  
and addresses the many needs of crime   
victims and survivors2 ,whereas         
,congress and the ,president agree on   
the need for a renewed commitment to    
serving all victims of crime in the     
#bast century2 ,whereas the theme of    
#bjac ,national ,crime ,victims' ,rights
 ,week1 celebrated from ,april #ba      
through ,april #bg1 #bjac1 is 8,new     

,challenges1 ,new ,solutions01 which    
highlights the many challenges that     
confront the fields of crime victim     
assistance1 justice1 and public safety2 
and ,whereas the people of the ,united  
,states recognize and appreciate the    
continued importance of promoting the   
rights of1 and services for1 crime      
victims1 and of honoring crime victims1 
survivors1 and those who provide        
services for them3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7 supports  
the mission and goals of #bjac ,national
 ,crime ,victims' ,rights ,week to      
increase individual and public awareness
 of--  7,a7 the impact of crime on      
victims and survivors2 and  7,b7 the    
challenges to achieving justice for     
victims1 and the many solutions that can
 meet these challenges2 and  7#b7       
recognizes that dignity1 fairness1 and  
respect constitute the very foundation  
of how crime victims and survivors      
should be treated4