,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 and ,mrs4         
,feinstein7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,supporting the mission   
and goals of ,national ,crime ,victims' 
,rights ,week in #bjag1 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  ,whereas1 in #bjae1 according 
to a survey by the ,bureau of ,justice  
,statistics-- 7#a7 an estimated         
#e1jjj1jjj residents of the ,united     
,states who were not younger than #ab   
years of age were the victims of violent
 crime2 and  7#b7 households in the     
,united ,states experienced an estimated
 #ad1fjj1jjj property victimizations2   
,whereas1 in #bjae1 only #dg percent of 

violent crime and #ch percent of        
property victimizations were reported to
 police2 ,whereas1 as of #bjjh1 the most
 conservative estimate for the economic 
losses sustained by victims of property 
crimes and victims of violent crime was 
approximately #ag1jjj1jjj1jjj per year2 
,whereas the economic cost alone does   
not fully describe the emotional1       
physical1 and psychological impact      
endured by a victim of crime2 ,whereas  
crime can touch the life of any         
individual1 regardless of the age1 race1
 national origin1 religion1 or gender of
 the individual2 ,whereas a just society
 acknowledges the impact of crime on    
individuals1 families1 schools1 and     
communities by--  7#a7 protecting the   
rights of crime victims and survivors2  
and  7#b7 ensuring that resources and   
services are available to help rebuild  
the lives of the victims and survivors2 
,whereas1 despite impressive            
accomplishments between #aigd and #bjag 
in increasing the rights of1 and        

services available to1 crime victims and
 survivors and the families of the      
victims and survivors1 many challenges  
remain to ensure that all crime victims 
and survivors and the families of the   
victims and survivors are--  7#a7       
treated with dignity1 fairness1 and     
respect2  7#b7 offered support and      
services1 regardless of whether the     
victims and survivors report crimes     
committed against them2 and  7#c7       
recognized as key participants within   
the criminal1 juvenile1 ,federal1 and   
tribal justice systems in the ,united   
,states when the victims and survivors  
report crimes2  ,whereas crime victims  
and survivors in the ,united ,states and
 the families of the victims and        
survivors need and deserve support and  
assistance to help cope with the often  
devastating consequences of crime2      
,whereas1 each year from #aihd through  
#bjaf1 communities across the ,united   
,states 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 survivors and
 the families of the victims and        
survivors2 ,whereas ,congress and the   
,president agree on the need for a      
renewed commitment to serve all victims 
and survivors of crime in the #bast     
century2 ,whereas1 in #bjag1 ,national  
,crime ,victims' ,rights ,week will be  
celebrated from ,april #b through ,april
 #h and the theme1 ,strength4           
,resilience4 ,justice41 will reflect the
 empowerment and strength of individual 
victims1 the ability of victim          
assistance organizations to achieve     
solutions for providing effective       
services1 and a community-based effort  
to deliver justice and healing to all   
victims2 ,whereas engaging communities  
in victim assistance is essential in    
promoting public safety2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states must empower crime      

victims and survivors by--  7#a7        
protecting the legal rights of the      
victims and survivors2 and  7#b7        
providing the victims and survivors with
 services to help them in the aftermath 
of crime2 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 the victims and
 survivors3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports the   
mission and goals of ,national ,crime   
,victims' ,rights ,week1 which include  
increasing individual and public        
awareness of--  7,a7 the impact of crime
 on victims and survivors and the       
families of the victims and survivors2  
and  7,b7 the challenges to achieving   
justice for victims and survivors of    
crime and the families of the victims   
and survivors and the many solutions    

available to meet those challenges2 and 
7#b7 recognizes that crime victims and  
survivors and the families of the       
victims and survivors should be treated 
with dignity1 fairness1 and respect4