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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 180

Proclaiming October 15, 1995, through October 21, 1995, as the ‘‘Week

Without Violence’’, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 11 (legislative day, OCTOBER 10), 1995

Mr. BRADLEY (for himself, Mr. HATCH, Mr. COHEN, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr.

SPECTER, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) submitted the following

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

RESOLUTION

Proclaiming October 15, 1995, through October 21, 1995,

as the ‘‘Week Without Violence’’, and for other purposes.

Whereas the Week Without Violence, a public-awareness campaign designed to inspire alternatives to the problem of

violence in our society, falls on October 15, 1995,

through October 21, 1995;

Whereas the prevalence of violence in our society has become

increasingly disturbing, as reflected by the fact that

2,000,000 people are injured each year as a result of violent crime, with a staggering 24,500 reported murders in

1993 and with losses from medical expenses, lost pay,

property, and other crime-related costs totaling billions of

dollars each year;
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Whereas studies show that violence against women in their

own homes causes more total injuries to women than

rape, muggings, and car accidents combined and that 1⁄2

of all women who are murdered in the United States are

killed by their male partners;

Whereas violence has invaded our homes and communities

and is exacting a terrible toll on our country’s youth;

Whereas children below the age of 12 are the victims of 1

in 4 violent juvenile victimizations reported to law enforcement, adding up to roughly 600,000 violent incidents involving children under the age of 12 each year;

Whereas studies show that childhood abuse and neglect increases a child’s odds of future delinquency and adult

criminality and that today’s juvenile victims are tomorrow’s repeat offenders;

Whereas the risk of violent victimization of children and

young adults has increased in recent years;

Whereas according to FBI statistics, on a typical day in

1992, 7 juveniles were murdered;

Whereas from 1985 to 1992, nearly 17,000 persons under

the age of 18 were murdered;

Whereas the YWCA, as the oldest women’s membership

movement in the United States, continues its long history

as an advocate for women’s rights, racial justice, and

nonviolent approaches to resolving many of society’s most

troubling problems;

Whereas the chapters of the YWCA provide a wide range of

valuable programs for women all across the country, including job training programs, child care, battered women’s shelters, support programs for victims of rape and

sexual assault, and legal advocacy;
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Whereas the YWCA Week Without Violence campaign will

take an active approach to confront the problem of violence head-on, with a grassroots effort to prevent violence

from making further inroads into our schools, community

organizations, workplaces, neighborhoods, and homes;

Whereas the Week Without Violence will provide a forum for

examining viable solutions for keeping violence against

women, men, and children out of our homes and communities;

Whereas national and local groups will inspire and educate

our communities about effective alternatives to violence;

and

Whereas the YWCA Week Without Violence is both a challenge and a clarion call to all Americans: Now, therefore,

be it

1 Resolved, That the Senate encourages all Americans

2 to spend 7 days without committing, condoning, or con3 tributing to violence and proclaims the week of October

4 15, 1995, through October 21, 1995, as the ‘‘Week With5 out Violence’’.

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