[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 281 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 281

 Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Campus Safety Awareness 
                                Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 23, 2009

   Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Campus Safety Awareness 
                                Month''.

Whereas people on college and university campuses are not immune from the 
        potential acts of crime that the rest of society in the United States 
        faces;
Whereas, pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and 
        Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)), colleges and 
        universities reported that from 2005 to 2007, 117 murders, 10,563 
        forcible-sex offenses, 16,632 aggravated assaults, and 3,226 cases of 
        arson occurred on or around college and university campuses;
Whereas criminal experts estimate that between 20 to 25 percent of female 
        undergraduate students become victims of rape or attempted rape;
Whereas the aggressor in a sexual assault is usually an acquaintance or friend 
        of the victim;
Whereas less than 5 percent of the victims of sexual assaults report those 
        assaults to law enforcement;
Whereas each year 13 percent of female students enrolled in an undergraduate 
        program at a college or university will be victims of stalking;
Whereas approximately 1,825 college and university students between the ages of 
        18 and 24 die each year from unintentional, alcohol-related injuries, 
        including motor vehicle accidents;
Whereas Security On Campus, Inc., a national nonprofit group dedicated to 
        promoting safety and security on college and university campuses, has 
        designated September as National Campus Safety Awareness Month;
Whereas, each September since 2005, Security On Campus, Inc. has partnered with 
        colleges and universities across the United States to offer educational 
        programming on sexual assault, alcohol and drug abuse, hazing, stalking, 
        and other critical campus safety issues; and
Whereas National Campus Safety Awareness Month provides an opportunity for 
        campus communities to become engaged in efforts to improve campus 
        safety: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety 
        Awareness Month; and
            (2) encourages colleges and universities throughout the 
        United States to provide campus safety and other crime 
        awareness and prevention programs to students throughout the 
        year.
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