HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 80-1865RESOLUTION NO. 80 -1865
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMPLE CITY SUPPORTING A STATEWIDE CRIME
PREVENTION PROGRAM
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES RESOLVE:
WHEREAS, one United States household in five has been hit
by crime at least once in the last 12 months, with either pro-
perty stolen or a member of the household the victim of a
physical assault; and
WHEREAS, survey findings parallel the upturn in crimes
reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which reported
increases in every kind of major crime for the first six months
of 1979; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Criminal Statistics of the Cali-
fornia Department of Justice has documented similar results; and
WHEREAS, there has been insufficient public attention to
the rights and plight of crime victims in our society and to
effective crime prevention programs to reduce the numbers of
crime victims; and
WHEREAS, it is essential to inform the public of and
broaden the availability and merit of effective methods of
crime prevention to help minimize further disruption in the
lives of crime victims:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that governmental and
private sector leaders throughout California should work to-
gether to:
1. Promote an informed public which will support
retention and expansion of effective local crime
prevention programs.
2, Educate actual and potential crime victims how to
better protect themselves, their homes, means of
transportation, businesses, schools, parks and
other recreation areas.
3. Develop a more responsible administration of
criminal justice to vigorously and effectively
locate, identify, apprehend, convict and punish
criminals.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the City Council of the City of
Temple City supports a plan to implement a Statewide Crime
Prevention Program to reduce violence during the next decade.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of January, 1980.
ATTEST:
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C of Deputy City Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted
by the City Council of the City of. Temple City at a regular
meeting held on the 15th day of January, 1980, by the following
vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen- Atkins, Gillanders, Merritt, Tyrell, Dennis
NOES: Councilmen- None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
Ch of Deputy City C erk