BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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55 (Irwin)
As Introduced April 9, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
|----------------+------+-----------------------+--------------------|
|Rules |11-0 |Gordon, Chang, Burke, | |
| | |Campos, Cooley, Dodd, | |
| | |Jones, Mayes, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Waldron, | |
| | |Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Recognizes the week of April 19 to April 25, 2015,
inclusive, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in California.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Since 1981, National Crime Victims' Rights Week has raised
awareness of the special needs of crime victims and the services
available to support these victims; and this year, the theme is
"Engaging Communities. Empowering Victims."
2)California has been an innovator in the victims' rights
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movement, establishing the first crime victim compensation
program in the nation in 1965; Women's Advocates and Haven House
in Pasadena established the first shelters for battered women in
the nation in 1976; and Mothers Against Drunk Driving was
founded in 1980 with the establishment of a chapter in
Sacramento.
3)California citizens protected victims' rights in 1982 through
the passage of Proposition 8, the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights;
and California citizens reaffirmed and afforded additional
rights to victims in 2008 through the passage of Proposition 9,
the Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy's Law.
4)The respect and protection of victims' rights within the legal
process is one of the most critical components of an effective
criminal justice system; and the criminal justice system in this
state must persist in its effort to better coordinate and
improve the quality of services provided to victims and
witnesses.
5)To the maximum extent allowed by law, victims of violent crime
should receive compensation for their losses; and each day
thousands of victims and witnesses receive assistance from
victim support organizations, victim-witness assistance centers,
private service providers, and state and local governments.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000163
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