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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the state chapter of Crime Survivors for |
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Safety and Justice are gathering in Austin on March 30, 2023, for |
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Survivors Speak Texas Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, A flagship project of the Alliance for Safety and |
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Justice, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is a national |
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organization that promotes public safety policies that reduce |
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incarceration and increase investments in crime prevention, trauma |
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recovery, and rehabilitation; with chapters in several states |
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across the country, the group also provides opportunities for |
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survivors to participate in support groups and community |
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organizing; and |
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WHEREAS, Because more than half of violent crimes are |
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estimated to go unreported, and few survivors receive direct |
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assistance from a victim service agency, many people face |
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long-term, debilitating effects without appropriate support; Crime |
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Survivors for Safety and Justice helps to bridge these gaps in |
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victim services, as well as to offer guidance to policy makers on |
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evidence-based practices to protect victims and reduce incidents of |
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violent crime; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year during National Crime Victims' Rights |
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Week, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice holds its Survivors |
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Speak event, which brings together crime survivors and their loved |
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ones to advocate for safety and justice policy reforms, |
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particularly in communities with high rates of crime; since its |
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inception, the event has grown into a yearlong movement that |
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culminates in a National Healing Vigil Day of Action, with events in |
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more than two dozen cities around the country; and |
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WHEREAS, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is playing an |
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important role in helping the people and communities most harmed by |
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crime and violence, and all those associated with the organization |
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are indeed deserving of commendation for their tireless advocacy; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby recognize March 30, 2023, as Survivors Speak Texas Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to the staff and volunteers of Crime |
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Survivors for Safety and Justice sincere appreciation for their |
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efforts; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |