HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 021 CC RESO2006 021 CC RESO ×P • ‡˜ö RESOLUTION NO. 2006-021
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BALDWIN PARK, DECLARING ITS SUPPORT OF THE
SEXUAL PREDATOR PUNISHMENT AND CONTROL ACT
OF 2006 KNOWN AS JESSICA'S LAW" AND URGING THE
PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK TO VOTE YES
ON THE BALLOT INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, the State of California and the City of Baldwin Park currently
place a high priority on maintaining public safety through a highly skilled and trained law
enforcement as well as laws that deter and punish criminal behavior; and
WHEREAS, sex offenders have very high recidivism rates, and according to a
1998 report by the U.S. Department of Justice, sex offenders are the least likely to be
cured and the most likely to re-offend and prey on the most innocent members of our
society, and more than two-thirds of the victims of rape and sexual assault are under
the age of 18 and sex offenders have a dramatically higher recidivism rate for their
crimes than any other type of violent felon; and
WHEREAS, child pornography exploits children and robs them of their
innocence, and FBI studies have shown that pornography is very influential in the
actions of sex offenders, and statistics show that 90% of the predators who molest
children have had some type of involvement with pornography and predators often use
child pornography to aid in their molestation; and
WHEREAS, the universal use of the Internet has also ushered in an era of
increased risk to our children by predators using this technology as a tool to lure
children away from their homes and into dangerous situations, and to reflect society's
disapproval of this type of activity, adequate penalties must be enacted to ensure
predators cannot escape prosecution; and
WHEREAS, California must also take additional steps to monitor sex offenders,
to protect the public from them, and to provide adequate penalties for and safeguard
against sex offenders, particularly those who prey on children, and existing laws that
punish aggravated sexual assault, habitual sexual offenders, and child molesters must
be strengthened and improved, and existing laws that provide for the commitment and
control of sexually violent predators must be strengthened and improved; and
WHEREAS, additional resources are necessary to adequately monitor and
supervise sexual predators and offenders, and it is vital that the lasting effects of the
assault do not further victimize victims of sexual assault; and
WHEREAS, Global Positioning System technology is an useful tool for
monitoring sexual predators and other sex offenders and is a cost effective measure for
parole supervision, and it is critical to have close supervision of this class of criminals to
monitor these offenders and prevent them from committing other crimes; and
WHEREAS, California is the only state, of the number of states that have
enacted laws allowing involuntary civil commitments for persons identified as sexually
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violent predators, which does not provide for indeterminate commitments, and California
automatically allows for a jury trial every two years irrespective of whether there is any
evidence to suggest or prove that the committed person is no longer a sexually violent
predator, and as such, this act allows California to protect the civil rights of those
persons committed as a sexually violent predator while at the same time protect society
and the system from unnecessary or frivolous jury trial actions where there is no
competent evidence to suggest a change in the committed person; now, therefore, be it
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Baldwin Park supports and urges the People of City of Baldwin Park to vote YES on the
Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act of 2006, known as Jessica's Law".
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 5th DAY O APRIL, 2006.
MAN NO
MAY R
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, LAURA M. NIETO, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at a regular adjourned meeting of the City
Council held on April 5, 2006 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Anthony J. Bejarano, Marlen Garcia, Ricardo
Pacheco, Mayor Pro Tern David J. Olivas and
Mayor Manuel Lozano
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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URA M. NIETO
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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