1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 758 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is honored to 1-4 recognize the Crime Victim's Council of Hunt County, which is 1-5 celebrating Hunt County's Second Annual National Crime Victims' 1-6 Rights Week, during the week of April 22 to 28, 2001; and 1-7 WHEREAS, America's victims' rights organizations have had 1-8 a powerful impact in educating the nation about the devastating 1-9 effects of crime and victimization and the need to provide 1-10 services to individuals and communities hurt by crime; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Victimization rates in the United States are the 1-12 lowest recorded since the establishment of the National Crime 1-13 Victimization Survey in 1973 although there were still nearly 1-14 29 million people in America who were victimized by crime last 1-15 year; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The year 2001 marks the 25th anniversary of the 1-17 Victim Impact Statement, which helps our criminal and juvenile 1-18 justice systems better understand the psychological, financial, 1-19 and physical impact of crime on victims, and which holds offenders 1-20 accountable for their criminal and delinquent actions; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Important partnerships have been formed among 1-22 criminal and juvenile justice agencies, allied professionals, 2-1 victim services, and the private sector to ensure that crime 2-2 victims are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve; 2-3 and 2-4 WHEREAS, Our nation's commitment to crime victim assistance 2-5 grows stronger with each passing year, with over 10,000 system 2-6 and community-based programs in place to provide help and hope 2-7 to victims of crime; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-9 77th Legislature, hereby commend the Crime Victim's Council of 2-10 Hunt County on its second year of organized and compassionate 2-11 activity; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for this 2-13 distinguished group as an expression of high regard and esteem 2-14 from the Texas Senate. 2-15 Cain 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 President of the Senate 2-18 I hereby certify that the above 2-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-20 on April 18, 2001. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Secretary of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Member, Texas Senate