Full Text of HR0259 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 1982, the President's Task Force on Victims of | 3 | | Crime envisioned a national commitment to a more equitable and | 4 | | supportive response to victims; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The first Crime Victims Week (later renamed | 6 | | National Crime Victims' Rights Week) was started to celebrate | 7 | | the victims' rights movement; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Crime and violence can leave harm on any person | 9 | | and community, regardless of age, national origin, race, creed, | 10 | | religion, gender, sexual orientation, immigration, or economic | 11 | | status; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, A new movement of diverse survivors of crime from | 13 | | communities most harmed and least helped has joined together in | 14 | | Illinois and throughout the country to create healing | 15 | | communities and shape public policy; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, For too long the voices and experiences of these | 17 | | diverse survivors have been ignored, leading to policies and | 18 | | increased justice system spending that fails to meet the needs | 19 | | of crime victims or stop the cycle of crime; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Most victims do not get the kind of help needed to |
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| 1 | | heal; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Only 8 percent of all victims of violence receive | 3 | | direct assistance from a victim service agency, and this drops | 4 | | to 4 percent when the crime is unreported, the case for more | 5 | | than half of all violent crimes; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Crime survivors know best about the existing gaps | 7 | | to recovery and how to bridge them and understand what their | 8 | | communities need to be healthy and safe; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Crime survivors want a safety and justice system | 10 | | that works and prioritizes prevention, rehabilitation, and | 11 | | trauma recovery; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, With the unwavering support of their communities, | 13 | | survivors are empowered to face their grief, loss, fear, anger, | 14 | | and hope, turning their healing into action; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Providing services that help victims and their | 16 | | communities recover stops the cycle of harm and supports | 17 | | thriving communities; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, It is essential for crime survivors to have input | 19 | | and influence in discussions of public safety and criminal | 20 | | justice policy; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, National Crime Victims' Rights Week provides an | 2 | | opportunity to recommit to ensuring that all victims of crime, | 3 | | especially those who are from communities most impacted by | 4 | | crime, are policy stakeholders and provided with what they need | 5 | | to recover; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, a flagship | 7 | | project of Alliance for Safety and Justice is dedicated to | 8 | | supporting the healing of survivors and the leadership they can | 9 | | provide to build safer and healthier communities; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Survivors Speak elevates the voices of diverse | 11 | | crime survivors to ensure their experiences shape public safety | 12 | | and justice policies; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we commend the work being done by Crime Survivors for Safety | 16 | | and Justice to prevent people from becoming victims and assist | 17 | | all survivors in recovering from crime and trauma; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice.
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