[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 105 (Thursday, July 28, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9308-S9309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 221--SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF ``NATIONAL 
                    CAMPUS SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH''

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

                              S. Res. 221

       Whereas college and university campuses are subject to 
     criminal threats both from within and outside their borders;
       Whereas under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus 
     Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act a total of 86 
     homicides, 7,648 sex offenses, 9,649 aggravated assaults, and 
     3,590 arsons were reported on-campus from 2000 to 2002;
       Whereas between \1/5\ and \1/4\ of female students become 
     the victim of a completed or attempted rape, usually by 
     someone they know, during their college careers;
       Whereas each year more than 70,000 students between the 
     ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual 
     assault;
       Whereas each year more than 600,000 students between the 
     ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has 
     been drinking;
       Whereas 1,400 college students between the ages of 18 and 
     24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, 
     including motor vehicle crashes;
       Whereas each year there is approximately $2.8 million 
     dollars worth of property damage from fires on-campus;

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       Whereas Security On Campus, Inc., a national group 
     dedicated to promoting safety and security on college and 
     university campuses, and the University of Wisconsin-Green 
     Bay Student Government Association have designated September 
     2005 as National Campus Safety Awareness Month; and
       Whereas the designation of National Campus Safety Awareness 
     Month provides an opportunity for colleges and universities 
     to inform students about existing campus crime trends, campus 
     security policies, crime prevention techniques, fire safety, 
     and alcohol and other drug education, prevention, and 
     treatment programs: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate supports the goals and ideals of 
     ``National Campus Safety Awareness Month''.

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