[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 180 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
S. RES. 180

 Proclaiming October 15, 1995, through October 21, 1995, as the ``Week 
              Without Violence'', and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 11 (legislative day, October 10), 1995

 Mr. Bradley (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
   Specter, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Proclaiming October 15, 1995, through October 21, 1995, as the ``Week 
              Without Violence'', and for other purposes.

Whereas the Week Without Violence, a public-awareness campaign designed to 
        inspire alternatives to the problem of violence in our society, falls on 
        October 15, 1995, through October 21, 1995;
Whereas the prevalence of violence in our society has become increasingly 
        disturbing, as reflected by the fact that 2,000,000 people are injured 
        each year as a result of violent crime, with a staggering 24,500 
        reported murders in 1993 and with losses from medical expenses, lost 
        pay, property, and other crime-related costs totaling billions of 
        dollars each year;
Whereas studies show that violence against women in their own homes causes more 
        total injuries to women than rape, muggings, and car accidents combined 
        and that \1/2\ of all women who are murdered in the United States are 
        killed by their male partners;
Whereas violence has invaded our homes and communities and is exacting a 
        terrible toll on our country's youth;
Whereas children below the age of 12 are the victims of 1 in 4 violent juvenile 
        victimizations reported to law enforcement, adding up to roughly 600,000 
        violent incidents involving children under the age of 12 each year;
Whereas studies show that childhood abuse and neglect increases a child's odds 
        of future delinquency and adult criminality and that today's juvenile 
        victims are tomorrow's repeat offenders;
Whereas the risk of violent victimization of children and young adults has 
        increased in recent years;
Whereas according to FBI statistics, on a typical day in 1992, 7 juveniles were 
        murdered;
Whereas from 1985 to 1992, nearly 17,000 persons under the age of 18 were 
        murdered;
Whereas the YWCA, as the oldest women's membership movement in the United 
        States, continues its long history as an advocate for women's rights, 
        racial justice, and nonviolent approaches to resolving many of society's 
        most troubling problems;
Whereas the chapters of the YWCA provide a wide range of valuable programs for 
        women all across the country, including job training programs, child 
        care, battered women's shelters, support programs for victims of rape 
        and sexual assault, and legal advocacy;
Whereas the YWCA Week Without Violence campaign will take an active approach to 
        confront the problem of violence head-on, with a grassroots effort to 
        prevent violence from making further inroads into our schools, community 
        organizations, workplaces, neighborhoods, and homes;
Whereas the Week Without Violence will provide a forum for examining viable 
        solutions for keeping violence against women, men, and children out of 
        our homes and communities;
Whereas national and local groups will inspire and educate our communities about 
        effective alternatives to violence; and
Whereas the YWCA Week Without Violence is both a challenge and a clarion call to 
        all Americans: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate encourages all Americans to spend 7 days 
without committing, condoning, or contributing to violence and 
proclaims the week of October 15, 1995, through October 21, 1995, as 
the ``Week Without Violence''.
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