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          Date of Hearing:   April 7, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                    ACR 45 (Perea) - As Introduced:  April 4, 2011
           
          SUBJECT  :   Crime Victims' Rights Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Recognizes the week of April 10, 2011, through April 
          16, 2011, 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 commemorates 30 years of National Crime Victims' 
            Rights Week.

          2)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.

          3)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.

          4)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

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 








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          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800