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RESOLUTION N0. 80-2
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA CRIME WATCH
WHEREAS., one United. States household in five
has been hit by crime at .least once in the last 12 months,
with either property stolen or a"member of the household
the victim of a physical assault, according to the findings
of a Gallup poll released in December 1979; and
WHEREAS, the Gallup survey findings parallel the
upturn in crimes reported by the Federal Bureau of Investi-
gation which reported increases in every kind of major
crime for the first six months of 1979; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Criminal Statistics of
the California Department of Justice has documented simi-
lar results; and
WHEREAS, there has been insufficient public
attention to-the rights and plight of crime victims 'in our
- society and-to effective crime prevention programs to
reduce the numbers of crime victims; and
WHEREAS, it is essential to inform the public
of and broaden the availability and merit of effective
'methods of crime prevention to help minimize further dis-
ruption in the lives of crime victims;
NOW, THEREFOR$ BE IT RESOLVED BY (insert name
of agency, council, department, organization, club or
association,. etc.): That, in recognition of the foregoing
and the mandate contained in article V, section 13 of the
California Constitution, which proclaims the Attorney
General to be California's chief. law officer, the (insert
name of agency, council, department, organization, 'club or
associatiion, etc,) hereby takes this opportunity to
endorse and support California Crime Watch and the Attorney
General's Plan to Restore Public Safety in the 80's.