[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5309]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK

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                          HON. ROBERT J. DOLD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2015

  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the observance of 
National Crime Victims' Rights Week and to thank Mike Nerheim and the 
Lake County State's Attorney's Office for organizing the event. This 
year's theme of engaging communities and empowering victims emphasizes 
the role that communities can and should play to support victims of 
crime during their recovery.
  Engaging communities to recognize the impact of victimization enables 
us to help more victims by providing a safe environment where they are 
supported and empowered. By working with local community leaders like 
victim counselor Debbie Vanderwall, State's Attorney's citizen advisor 
Pastor John Caples and education advocate Jonathan Meier, we can 
leverage our resources to better understand the needs of victims.
  We are fortunate that Lake County is such a strong community, eager 
to offer help to those who need it. I am honored to work with State's 
Attorney Mike Nerheim to help raise awareness for this important cause 
and facilitate new partnerships to elevate victims' rights.

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