Backup Documents 04/28/2020 Item #16H6 16Wb
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, crime victims' rights acts passed at the local, state, and federal
levels have provided victims with ways to participate meaningfully
throughout the criminal justice process; and
WHEREAS, the rights of crime victims are best protected when all participants
in the criminal justice process, not only victims, are appropriately
educated about victims' rights; and
WHEREAS, supporting victims of crime is crucial to the U.S. justice system
because our support honors the experiences of victims and allows
them to find autonomy and empowerment through achieving self-
defined goals; and
WHEREAS, National Crime Victims' Rights Week provides an opportunity to
recommit ensuring that accessible, appropriate, and trauma-
informed services are offered to all victims of crime; and
WHEREAS, Project HELP, Inc., the Collier County Sheriff's Office, and the
State Attorney's Office - 20th Judicial Circuit, are dedicated to
strengthening victims and survivors in the aftermath of crime,
building resilience in our communities and our victim service
providers, and bringing hope and healing to all victims and survivors;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that April 19 - 25, 2020 was
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 28th Day of April, 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
BURT L. SAUNDERS, CHAIRMAN
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