HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 98- Bozeman Crime Victims RIghts Week April 19-25 1998
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PROCLAMATION
BOZEMAN CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK
April 19-25, 1998
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WHEREAS, one violent crime is committed in America every 17 seconds; and
WHEREAS, 36.8 million Americans are victimized in the United States each year; and
WHEREAS, on the local level, 343 victims and 106 witnesses of violent crime were
assisted by the Victim/Witness Assistance Program in Gallatin County and the
City of Bozeman during the last year; and
WHEREAS, crime victims play an indispensable role in bringing offenders to justice; and
WHEREAS, the 1995 Montana Legislature strengthened the rights of victims to require that
victims be treated with respect and understanding, and be given the
opportunity to be actively informed and involved in the criminal justice system;
and
WHEREAS, Gallatin County and the City of Bozeman are proud to join forces to support
victims here in our community through the Victim/Witness Assistance Program;
and
WHEREAS, we pledge to do all within our means to promote healthy families and support
a society free of violence so that no one will have to be victimized.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Alfred M. Stiff, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim
the week of April 19 through 25, 1998 as
"BOZEMAN CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK"
in the City of Bozeman, and reaffirm our commitment to address victims' rights throughout
the year.
SEA L IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
City of Bozeman, in the State of Montana, to
be affixed at Bozeman, Montana, this 20th
day of April in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-eight.
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ALFRE M. STIFF .--
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