[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 104 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH'S 11TH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

 Mr. WOFFORD. Mr. President, today I want to call attention to 
a citizen effort to fight crime.
  This evening the National Association of Town Watch will sponsor the 
11th Annual National Night Out. This is a night for communities to take 
up the mantle of active duty citizenship, a night in which thousands of 
Americans will come together to say that they have had enough of crime 
and they want to work in cooperation with local law enforcement to 
restore civility to their communities.
  It is significant that this day arises in the week in which we in the 
Senate move an important step closer to final passage of the largest 
anticrime legislation ever. By placing more police on the streets, 
building more prisons, investing in crime prevention programs, and 
requiring stiffer sentences for violent, repeat offenders, our crime 
bill represents a smart and tough attack on crime.
  The theme of the National Night Out--mobilizing neighbors in the 
fight against crime--is more important than ever before. As I have 
traveled throughout Pennsylvania, I have heard from many people whose 
lives have been indelibly marked by crime. We have lost too many lives 
and too many communities to crime. And we--citizens, law enforcement, 
and other public officials--must work together to restore a sense of 
safety to our streets and neighborhoods.
  My legislation, the citizens police academy bill, will encourage 
communities to work more cooperatively with local law enforcement in 
fighting crime. This bill, which has been incorporated into the crime 
bill, will provide important funding and institutional framework for 
community watch groups to access the training, information and know-how 
of law enforcement through citizens police academy programs. My 
legislation represents an important opportunity to expand efforts like 
those of the National Association of Town Watch and crime watch groups 
across the Nation.
  I salute the National Association of Town Watch and its 11th Annual 
National Night Out and I am proud to join my distinguished colleague 
from Michigan, Senator Riegle, as a cosponsor of Senate Joint 
Resolution 212, which designates today, August 2, 1994, as ``National 
Neighborhood Crime Watch Day.''

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