National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2011

Vol. 76

Wednesday,

No. 71

April 13, 2011

Part II

The President

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Proclamation 8650--National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2011

Proclamation 8651--Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2011

Proclamation 8652--National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day,
2011

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 8650 of April 8, 2011

National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2011

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Though our homes and neighborhoods are safer than they
have been in decades, millions of Americans still
become victims of crime each year. For many citizens, a
sense of security remains painfully elusive, and we
must continue to fight crime wherever it exists.

During National Crime Victims' Rights Week, we renew
our commitment to assisting those who have been
victimized by crime and supporting those who help
survivors rebuild their lives. Crisis counselors, law
enforcement professionals, legal advocates, safe haven
staff, and other service providers help victims meet
basic needs and find renewed hope for their future.

My Administration remains focused on advancing the
progress made in preventing crime and enforcing the
rights of its survivors. We have shined a light on
hidden crimes like cyberbullying, online child sexual
exploitation, and sexual assault on college campuses.
Through the President's Interagency Task Force to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, we are
coordinating efforts to address this heinous offense
and support its victims. The Tribal Law and Order Act I
signed into law last year gives Native communities new
tools to fight crime and greater resources to assist
American Indian and Alaska Native women who have been
the victims of sexual assault or domestic abuse.

To avoid the recurrence of another financial crisis, we
are also working to prevent and prosecute financial
crimes. My Administration's Financial Fraud Enforcement
Task Force helps combat fraud and restore losses
suffered by individuals affected by predatory lending,
mortgage fraud, and other deceptive financial
practices.

For assistance, resources, or additional information,
Americans can visit: www.CrimeVictims.gov. As we
commemorate National Crime Victims' Rights Week, we
reaffirm our pledge to join in supporting crime victims
and creating safer communities.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim April 10 through
April 16, 2011, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
I call upon all Americans to observe this week by
participating in events that raise awareness of
victims' rights and services and by volunteering to
serve victims in their time of need.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.