To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title: National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 6-12, 2025
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-XXX proclaiming April 6-12, 2025 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in promotion of victims' rights and to recognize crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf, as recommended by the District Attorney.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
In April 1981, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first national "Crime Victims Week." National Crime Victims' Rights Week offers an opportunity to renew the commitment to crime victims by strengthening partnerships and creating new ones, upholding the constitutional mandates of Marsy's Law and mobilizing organizations and their leaders to continue the commitment to crime victims and the safety of the community. This year's theme is "Connecting < Kinship > Healing and is a call to action to recognize that shared humanity should be at the center of supporting all survivors and victims of crime." Victims' Rights Week recognizes prosecutors, support staff, law enforcement, crime victims and community members who have overcome so much to make the community safer.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF National Crime Victims' Rights Week 2025
WHEREAS, the term "victim" is more than just a label and has legal standing and protections that go along with it;
Whereas crime victims' rights acts passed here in California and at the federal level guarantee victims the right to meaningfully participate and use their voice in the criminal justice process;
Whereas crime affects individuals, families and communities in profound and varied ways, often leaving lasting physical, emotional and social challenges;
Whereas the right to provide an impac...
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