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f <br /> IIRCT A3c STA'T DISTRICT*MAW( THE STATE OF COLORADO DIM TV DISTRIC 14TTORNIV% <br /> M•4Nw( Mw. Faw ln�l <br /> • ASS+1rANT DISTRICT ATTORNl1 TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FA.% Rnr;s,,, <br /> *- ALEXANDER M. HUNTER ;,, <br /> CH1f1 TRIAL Of/'l'rr DISTRICT ATTORNEY ►......r.ti %Mdh <br /> Pr., Kr.n.r, k Ca1.rN C•'Ap. <br /> l�qw Y.QV.H.• <br /> CHIFF D1►L'TY WINE t bowler Or-1"A NI <br /> 1\•+n 1. ♦tAV rt 1.04%A 0 Hrt,nM <br /> .1....1 <br /> CH1fF INVESTIGATOR Ow.us/Norman <br /> Lon,h smolt Den.l C1~400 <br /> wl••r avow <br /> cod.. MrM <br /> Merck 26. 1987 <br /> Hers Tawom <br /> 749 Main Street <br /> Louisville, CO 80027 <br /> Dear Mayor ?scare: <br /> The National Organisation for Victim Assistance bas declared the week of April <br /> 26 through May 2, 1987 as National Victim Nights Week. The purpose of this <br /> week, observed by some 45 states last year is to acknowledge the drrsatatioe <br /> that crime has created across our nation and to underscore our dsterninmtion <br /> to assist its casualties. <br /> Tbs growth of the victims movwnat in the United States has bean <br /> extraordinary. In little over a decade, countless victims and their advocates <br /> have helped enact over 1,000 pieces of victirorieuted legislation in the <br /> states, and helped establish lose 5,000 victim service programs nationwide. <br /> And w have seen great examples of these national trends hers in Colorado and <br /> Boulder County. <br /> But we who feel closest to that progress are the first to acknowledge that <br /> *anions of victims still go unserved or uoders•rved. Some are overlooked <br /> because of race, lifestyle, or creed. Others because they are poor, or live <br /> far from neighbors and public services, or are kept isolated end bidden io a <br /> hose of violence. Still others because they are not considered "victims", <br /> like the surviving loved owes of homicide victims, or the survivors of drunk <br /> driving crashes, or children too young to speak. <br /> Is who work with victims and witnesses in Boulder County believe that all <br /> victims altars a common bond is the distress they have experienced and in their <br /> struggle to fairly describe themselves as "survivors". We also believe that, <br /> to aid in their recovery fros the injustices done to them, all victims are <br /> entitled to certain basic rights and decencies. We are confident that you too <br /> hold this belief. <br /> We therefore respectfully request that you support National Victim Rights Weak <br /> and urge the citisens of Louisville to join in that support by issuing a <br /> commemorative proclamation. A suggested draft is enclosed for your <br /> consideration. <br /> Sincerely. <br /> but Edwards <br /> Victim/Witness Assistance <br /> Boulder County District Attorney's Office <br /> sot IOlt C01.14TY IUATFC.CENSER•/0 OCK 471•11OULDIR COLORADO OW%a IsOA Kt-%'ID <br /> 101•CMONr 011KI•3•S FOURTH Awl hl 1•SUITE 7 IONC,MO!(T.COLORADO WW1•(IOI!772-0111 I)OI}441.172S <br />