,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#aa1 #bjad ,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 and ,mr4   
,schumer7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,supporting the mission   
and goals of #bjad ,national ,crime     
,victims' ,rights ,week1 which include  
increasing public awareness of the      
rights1 needs1 and concerns of1 and     
services available to assist1 victims   
and survivors of crime in the ,united   
,states4  ,whereas in #bjaa1 there were 
approximately #f1jjj1jjj victims and    
survivors of violent crime and more than
 #ag1jjj1jjj victims and survivors of   
property crime in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas according to the ,national     
,crime ,victimization ,survey1 nonfatal 
violent crime in the ,united ,states    
increased by #ag percent and property   
crime in the ,united ,states increased  

by #aa percent between #bjaj and #bjaa2 
,whereas according to the ,uniform      
,crime ,reporting ,program of the       
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 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 survivors and ensuring
 that resources and services are        
available to help rebuild the lives of  
such victims and survivors2 ,whereas    
despite impressive accomplishments      
between #aigd and #bjad in increasing   
the rights of1 and services available   
to1 crime victims and survivors1 and the
 families of such victims and survivors1
 many challenges remain to ensure that  
all crime victims and survivors1 and the

 families of such victims and survivors1
 are-- 7#a7 treated with dignity1       
fairness1 and respect2  7#b7 offered    
support and services regardless of      
whether such victims and survivors      
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 such
 victims and survivors report crimes2   
,whereas crime victims and survivors in 
the ,united ,states1 and the families of
 such victims and survivors1 need and   
deserve support and assistance to help  
cope with the often devastating         
consequences of crime2 ,whereas #bjad   
marks the #cjth anniversary of the      
enactment of the ,victims of ,crime ,act
 of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfja et seq47
 7referred to in this preamble as       
,,voca71 which is the hallmark of the   
commitment of the ,federal ,government  
to supporting rights and services for   
victims and survivors of all types of   

crime2 ,whereas ,,voca established the  
,crime ,victims ,fund1 which is paid for
 by criminal fines and penalties1 rather
 than by taxpayer dollars2 ,whereas the 
,crime ,victims ,fund has collected more
 than #bj1djj1jjj1jjj from criminals to 
be used exclusively to help victims and 
survivors of crime2 ,whereas during each
 year between #aihd and #bjad1          
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 survivors1   
and the families of such victims and    
survivors2 ,whereas ,congress and the   
,president agree on the need for a      
renewed commitment to serving all       
victims and survivors of crime in the   
#bast century2 ,whereas the theme of    
#bjad ,national ,crime ,victims' ,rights
 ,week1 celebrated during the week of   

,april #f through ,april #ab1 #bjad1 is 
#cj ,years3 ,restoring the ,balance of  
,justice and highlights the many        
challenges that confront crime-victim   
assistance1 justice1 and public safety2 
and ,whereas the people of the ,united  
,states recognize and appreciate the    
continued importance of-- 7#a7 promoting
 the rights of1 and services for1 crime 
victims and survivors2 and  7#b7        
honoring crime victims and survivors and
 individuals who provide services for   
such victims and survivors3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 supports the mission and goals of  
#bjad ,national ,crime ,victims' ,rights
 ,week1 which include increasing        
individual and public awareness of--    
7,a7 the impact of crime on victims and 
survivors1 and the families of such     
victims and survivors2  7,b7 the        
challenges to achieving justice for     
victims and survivors of crime1 and the 
families of such victims and survivors2 
and  7,c7 the many solutions to meet    

such challenges2  7#b7 recognizes that  
crime victims and survivors1 and the    
families of such victims and survivors1 
should be treated with dignity1         
fairness1 and respect2 and  7#c7        
recognizes the #cjth anniversary of the 
enactment of the ,victims of ,crime ,act
 of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfja et      
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