12-Nat'l Crime VictimsPROCLAMATION NO. 2007-12
WHEREAS, As a nation devoted to liberty and justice for all, America must increase its efforts to protect, restore and expand crime victims’ rights and services so that they apply to
every victim, every time; and
WHEREAS, 23 million Americans are victims of crime each year, and of those 5.2 million are victims of violent crimes; and
WHEREAS, all victims of crime deserve respect, resources, restoration and justice; and
WHEREAS, all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the federal government grant crime victims certain legal rights; and
WHEREAS, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 22 – 28, 2007 offers us all the opportunity to recommit ourselves to ensuring that every victim is afforded his or her legal rights
and treated as a crucial participant in our criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, as we carry crime victims’ rights into 2007 and beyond, we must strive to create a nation where the legal rights of victims are honored and individuals are accountable for their
treatment of victims; and
WHEREAS, despite significant progress in providing rights and services to crime victims over the past two decades, large segments of our population, including crime victims with disabilities,
victims with mental illness, victims who are immigrants, victims who are teenagers, victims who are elderly and victims in rural areas, are still underserved; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
APRIL 22 – 28, 2007
be declared:
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK
in Huntsville, Texas, and I do hereby urge all citizens to express their appreciation for those victims and crime survivors who have turned personal tragedy into a motivating force to
improve our response to victims of crime and build a more just community.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 17th day of April 2007.
J. TURNER, MAYOR