[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12562]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 455, S. Res. 284.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 284) expressing support for 
     ``National Night Out'' and requesting that the President make 
     neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and 
     reduction of school crime important priorities of the 
     Administration.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution and 
preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid on the 
table, and any statements relating thereto be printed in the Record at 
the appropriate place as if read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 284) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 284

       Whereas neighborhood crime is a continuing concern of the 
     American people;
       Whereas the fight against neighborhood crime and terrorism 
     requires the cooperation of community residents, neighborhood 
     crime watch organizations, schools, community policing 
     groups, and other law enforcement officials;
       Whereas neighborhood crime watch organizations are 
     effective in promoting awareness about, and the participation 
     of volunteers in, crime prevention activities at the local 
     level;
       Whereas the vigilance of neighborhood crime watch 
     organizations creates safer communities and discourages drug 
     dealers from operating in the communities monitored by those 
     organizations;
       Whereas the American people are concerned about violence 
     and crime in schools, especially about incidents that result 
     in fatalities at school, and are seeking methods to prevent 
     such violence and crime;
       Whereas community-based programs involving law enforcement 
     personnel, school administrators, teachers, parents, and 
     local communities are effective in reducing violence and 
     crime in schools;
       Whereas the Federal Government has made efforts to prevent 
     neighborhood crime, including supporting community policing 
     programs;
       Whereas the Attorney General has called Federal efforts to 
     support community policing a ``miraculous sort of success'';
       Whereas the Administration has supported neighborhood watch 
     programs through the establishment of the Citizen Corps;
       Whereas on August 6, 2002, people across America will take 
     part in National Night Out, an event that highlights the 
     importance of community participation in crime prevention 
     efforts;
       Whereas on National Night Out participants will light up 
     their homes and neighborhoods between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 
     p.m. on that date, and spend that time outside with their 
     neighbors; and
       Whereas schools that turn their lights on from 7:00 p.m. to 
     10:00 p.m. on August 6, 2002, send a positive message to the 
     participants of National Night Out and show their commitment 
     to reducing crime and violence in schools: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) supports the goals of National Night Out;
       (2) recognizes that the fight against neighborhood crime 
     and terrorism requires individuals, neighborhood crime watch 
     organizations, schools, and community policing groups and 
     other law enforcement officials to work together;
       (3) encourages neighborhood residents, crime watch 
     organizations, and schools to participate in National Night 
     Out activities on August 6, 2002, between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 
     p.m.; and
       (4) requests that the President--
       (A) issue a proclamation calling on the people of the 
     United States to participate in National Night Out with 
     appropriate activities; and
       (B) make neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, 
     and reduction of school crime important priorities of the 
     Administration.

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