How to use the Sample Proclamation

National Victims of Crime Awareness Week has previously attracted attention of many municipal governments. Having a municipality proclaim the week of April 22 to 28, 2012 to be "(Name of municipality) Victims of Crime Awareness Week" will help promote awareness and raise the profile of the Week in your local community, regionally and nationally. Adapting this sample proclamation to your specific community and reflecting local victim issues and services will help gain attention from government officials, from the media, and from the general public. You can request that the proclamation be printed onto municipal letterhead. Most jurisdictions will already have standard proclamation formatting and language.