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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 45
          Author:   Perea (D), et al.
          Amended:  4/11/11 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 4/11/11 


           SUBJECT  :    Crime Victims Rights Week

          SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution recognizes the week of April 10, 
          2011, through April 16, 2011, 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 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. 
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          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. 

          This resolution recognizes the week of April 10, 2011, 
          through April 16, 2011, inclusive, as Crime Victims' Rights 
          Week in California. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No


          RJG:mw  5/24/11   Senate Floor Analyses 

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