04-05-2005 Proclamation - National Crime Victims' Rights Week
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W~€~€~S;, ~resident Ronald W. Regan first declared "National Crime Victims' Rights" Week in
1981 to focus our Nation's attention on the plight of crime victims. and
W~€3a€D, 'lEhis Silver Anniversary of National Crime Victims' Rights Week provides an
opportunity to reflect on the devastating impact of crime and terrorism on victims and our
entire Nation, and to strengthen our resolve to ensure that victims' needs are identified and
addressed; and
W~€l\cre~s;. S;ince 1981, the crime victim assistance field has expanded from a handful of assistance
programs to include over 10,000 community- and justice system-based programs, and in
2005, there are more than 32,000 federal and state statutes that define and protect victims'
rights, and.
W~€~creu. ~merica as a Nation, and we as individuals and communities, recognize that justice isn't
serve until all crime victims are cared for. Crime and violence in America affects us all,
and victims' rights are a critical component of ''justice for all," and
W~€l\€D. ~espite impressive accomplishments over the past 25 years in crime victims' rights and
services. there remains many challenges to ensure that all crime victims and survivors are
treated with dignity and respect, recognized as key participants within our systems of
justice, and afforded service that provides help and hope to them and
w~cre~creD. ~merica as a Nation recognizes that we serve justice by serving victims of crime and that
by helping victims and survivors of crime, we help make our homes. neighborhoods,
communities, and Nation be stronger, safer, and more secure, and
w~crel\creu. ~mericans have joined together annually for the past 25 years to recognize the needs and
rights of crime victims and survivors during National Crime Victims' Rights Week each
April;
..Bom, (!Jberelore. I. S. Scott Vandergrift. Mayor of the City ofOcoee, do hereby declare
April 10-16 2005 as
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK
And honors crime victims and those who serve them during this week and throughout the)lll".
JIiIe JI/ fur/ber }JJrorloimeb, ~at as individuals, communities and a Nation. we value
justice in America that includes and involves crime victims. and seek to serve justice by servicing victims
of crime;
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Hereunto IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
set my hand and caused the Seal of the City
of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this 5th day of
April 2005.
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S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor