PRINTER'S NO. 1048
No. 70 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY BEBKO-JONES, BROWN, READSHAW, YEWCIC, CAPPABIANCA,
FICHTER, BUXTON, TRUE, NYCE, McCALL, BARD, STERN, BELARDI,
STURLA, HENNESSEY, CURRY, COWELL, DONATUCCI, COY, ARGALL,
PESCI, McGEEHAN, MUNDY, STETLER, CLYMER, LEH, ROEBUCK, TIGUE,
EVANS, NAILOR, DENT, TRELLO, PLATTS, HERMAN, JOSEPHS, MELIO,
STABACK, KELLER, MASLAND, M. N. WRIGHT, SATHER, SANTONI,
THOMAS, MANDERINO, DeLUCA, ROONEY, BROWNE, RAMOS, BELFANTI,
DALEY, GIGLIOTTI, BOSCOLA, CIVERA, SERAFINI, KING, BISHOP,
WOZNIAK, KENNEY, RAYMOND, RUBLEY, SAYLOR, VEON, VANCE, GEIST,
DRUCE, LEDERER, L. I. COHEN, TANGRETTI, FAJT, B. SMITH,
BAKER, HESS, CORRIGAN, BATTISTO, ITKIN, HALUSKA, RUDY, TULLI,
LAUGHLIN, SEMMEL AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 1, 1995
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 1, 1995
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the efforts of the Coalition of Pennsylvania Crime
2 Victims Organizations; and designating the week of April 23
3 through 29, 1995, as "Crime Victims Rights Week" in
4 Pennsylvania.
5 WHEREAS, All Pennsylvanians, regardless of gender, race, age
6 or economic status, may be victims of violent crimes during
7 their lives; and
8 WHEREAS, Victims of sexual violence, domestic violence and
9 other violent crimes should have full access to services and
10 programs which provide short-term and long-term assistance for
11 victimization recovery; and
12 WHEREAS, The annual observance of "National Crime Victims
13 Rights Week" will occur from April 23 through 29, 1995, when
1 crime victims, their advocates and organizations which serve
2 them will join together in this Commonwealth to educate citizens
3 about crime and victimization and encourage their support to
4 improve victims' rights and services; and
5 WHEREAS, The Coalition of Pennsylvania Crime Victims
6 Organizations (COPCVO) has worked tirelessly to organize an
7 association of individuals interested in balancing the rights of
8 victims and offenders in this Commonwealth; and
9 WHEREAS, COPCVO's annual rally, scheduled for April 24, 1995,
10 in Harrisburg will be the third Statewide event held in this
11 Commonwealth to draw attention to the victim's role in the
12 justice system and the community's responsibility to respond to
13 victims in the aftermath of crime; and
14 WHEREAS, The theme for the event, "Victims Rights: Planting
15 Seeds, Harvesting Justice," is especially fitting as the General
16 Assembly and citizens across this Commonwealth focus on the
17 incessant violence that degrades our communities; therefore be
18 it
19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and
20 express its appreciation to the Coalition of Pennsylvania Crime
21 Victims Organizations for the coalition's increasing endeavors
22 to assist victims of crime; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
24 week of April 23 through 29, 1995, as "Crime Victims Rights
25 Week" in Pennsylvania.
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