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RESOLUTION NO. 6057
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ENDORSING THE CALIFORNIA CRIME WATCH PLAN.
WHEREAS, one United States household in five has been hit
by crime at least once in the last 12 months, with either
property stolen or a member of the household the victim of
a physical assault, according to the findings of a Gallup
poll released in December, 1979; and
WHEREAS, the Gallup 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
California 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 number
if crime victims; and
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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 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, that:
"In recognition of the foregoing and the mandate contained
in Article V, Section 13 of the California Constitution which
proclaims the Attorney General to be California's chief law
officer, the Carlsbad City Council hereby takes this opportunity
to endorse and support California Crime Watch and the Attorney
General's efforts to 'Restore Public Safety in the ~O'S'.''
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Carlsbad City Council
at a Regular Meeting thereof, held on the 15th day of
Januarv , 1980, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES : Councilmen Packard, Skotnicki, Anear, Lewis and
NOES : None Councilwoman Casler
ABSENT: None
ATTEST :
(SEAL)
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