IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 45 
Raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system 
by establishing March as ‘‘National Criminal Justice Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. MATSUI, and 
Mr. MARCHANT) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal 
justice system by establishing March as ‘‘National Crimi-
nal Justice Month’’. 
Whereas there are approximately three million Americans em-
ployed within the justice system; 
Whereas approximately seven million adults are on probation, 
parole, or are incarcerated; 
Whereas millions of Americans have been victims of crime 
and, consequently, lost income, incurred medical ex-
penses, and suffered emotionally; 
Whereas the cost of crime to individuals, communities, busi-
nesses, and the various levels of government exceeds the 
billions of dollars spent each year in administering the 
criminal justice system; 
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Whereas, in 2006, fifty percent of Americans admitted they 
fear that their home would be burglarized when they are 
not home; thirty-four percent of American women feared 
that they would be sexually assaulted; and forty-four per-
cent of Americans feared they would be a victim of a ter-
rorist attack; 
Whereas approximately thirty-five percent of Americans have 
very little or no confidence in the criminal justice system 
and the negative effects of crime in regard to confidence 
in governmental agencies and overall social stability are 
immeasurable; 
Whereas crime rates have dropped since the early 1990s, but 
most Americans believe that the rate of crime is increas-
ing; 
Whereas Federal, State, and local governments increased 
their spending for police protection, corrections, judicial, 
and legal activities in fiscal year 2005 by 5.5 percent or 
$204 billion; and 
Whereas there is a need to educate Americans and to pro-
mote awareness within American society as to the causes 
and consequences of crime, as well as the strategies and 
developments for preventing and responding to crime: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that— 
(A) National Criminal Justice Month pro-
vides an opportunity to educate Americans on 
the criminal justice system; and 
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(B) Americans should be aware of the 
causes and consequences of crime, how to pre-
vent crime, and how to respond to crime; and 
(2) the House of Representatives urges policy-
makers, criminal justice officials, educators, victim 
service providers, nonprofits, community leaders, 
and others to promote awareness of how to prevent 
and respond to crime through National Criminal 
Justice Month. 
Æ 
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