[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 227 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 227


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2010

        Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness 
                                 Week.

Whereas National Urban Crimes Awareness Week will be celebrated the second week 
        in February 2010;
Whereas 48,430 violent crimes occurred in New York City in 2008, compared to 
        28,941 in non-New York City counties in the State of New York;
Whereas an estimated 1,382,012 violent crimes occurred nationwide in 2008;
Whereas over 6,000,000 people were victims of crime in 2008;
Whereas according to the 2008 National Crime Victimization Survey, African-
        Americans experienced higher rates than Whites of every violent crime 
        except simple assault;
Whereas acts of violence and crime cause pain and disruption that can have 
        lasting effects;
Whereas the number of crimes can be reduced if community members are taught 
        crime prevention techniques and become more involved in crime prevention 
        activities;
Whereas neighborhood crime contributes to community neglect and disintegration; 
        and
Whereas numerous studies demonstrate that evidence-based prevention and 
        intervention programs can reduce delinquency and serious juvenile crime: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That--
            (1) it is the sense of Congress that--
                    (A) National Urban Crimes Awareness Week provides a 
                special opportunity to educate the people of the United 
                States about urban violence and to take steps to 
                encourage the prevention of urban violence, provide 
                assistance, and support to crime victims;
                    (B) it is appropriate to properly acknowledge the 
                more than 209,000 men and women who have been victims 
                of urban violence in the United States each year, and 
                to commend the efforts of survivors, volunteers, and 
                professionals who work to prevent urban violence;
                    (C) national and community organizations and 
                private sector supporters should be recognized and 
                applauded for their work in promoting awareness about 
                urban violent crimes, providing information and 
                treatment to victims, families, and survivors, and 
                increasing the number of successful prosecutions of its 
                perpetrators;
                    (D) public safety, law enforcement, and health 
                professionals should be recognized and applauded for 
                their hard work and innovative strategies to increase 
                the percentage of violent urban crime cases that result 
                in the prosecution and incarceration of the offenders; 
                and
                    (E) victim advocates and criminal justice 
                professionals should be recognized, applauded, and 
                encouraged for their work to establish effective 
                programs as alternatives to incarceration, re-entry 
                interventions for offenders who are completing 
                sentences, and rehabilitation programs for offenders 
                and victims alike; and
            (2) Congress strongly recommends that national and 
        community organizations, businesses in the private sector, 
        colleges and universities, and the media--
                    (A) promote, through education and prevention 
                measures, awareness of violent urban crimes and 
                strategies to decrease the incidence of these crimes; 
                and
                    (B) support the goals and ideals of National Urban 
                Crimes Awareness Week.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.