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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 55
Author: Irwin (D), et al.
Amended: 4/20/15 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 4/20/15
SUBJECT: Crime Victims' Rights Week
SOURCE: Crime Victims Action Alliance
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the week of April 19 to
April 25, 2015, inclusive, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in
California.
ANALYSIS: 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
movement, establishing the first crime victim compensation
program in the nation in 1965; Women's Advocates and Haven
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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.
This resolution recognizes the week of April 19 to April 25,
2015, inclusive, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in California.
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Related/Prior Legislation
SCR 44 (Nielsen, 2015) declares the week of April 19, 2015, to
April 25, 2015, inclusive, as Crime Victims' Rights Week. This
resolution passed the Senate 37-0 on 4/23/15.
ACR 45 (Perea, Chapter 34, Statutes of 2011) proclaimed the week
of April 10, 2011, to April 16, 2011, inclusive, as Crime
Victims' Rights Week.
ACR 153 (Nielsen, 2010) would have recognized the week of April
18, 2010, through April 24, 2010, as Crime Victims' Rights Week.
ACR 59 (Nielsen, Chapter 33, Statutes of 2009) recognized the
week of April 26, 2009, through May 2, 2009, as Crime Victims'
Rights Week.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified4/27/15)
Crime Victims Action Alliance (source)
AFSCME Local 685
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
Association of Deputy District Attorneys
California Association of Highway Patrolmen
California College and University Police Chiefs Association
California Narcotic Officers Association
California State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police
Crime Victims United of California
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Long Beach Police Officers Association
Los Angeles County District Attorney
Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association
Los Angeles Police Protective League
Los Angeles Probation Officers Union
Riverside Sheriffs Association
Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
San Diego County District Attorney
Santa Ana Police Officers Association
OPPOSITION: (Verified4/27/15)
None received
Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
4/28/15 15:31:25
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