[Vision2020] Fw: CRAPO SEES CONSENSUS ON ABUSE, CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Wed Apr 18 16:11:28 PDT 2007

Well, Mr. Falen -

If I were interested in pursuing public office, I would have been publishing
letters to every newspaper, every person on every council.  I would have
begged, borrowed, and stolen my way onto television (KLEW in Lewiston comes
to mind as well as a few stations in Boise) with a well-orchestrated
presentation embarrassing the HELL out of our state legislature, demanding
respect, courtesy, and support for abused spouses of Idaho, instead of
coming out after the vote and saying something like "Violence?  I'm against
it."

That's what I would have done if I were Roger Falen, who apparently has
resources available to him that Tom Hansen does not.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)

-----Original Message-----
From: lfalen [mailto:lfalen at turbonet.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:53 PM
To: Tom Hansen; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Fw: CRAPO SEES CONSENSUS ON ABUSE,CRIME PREVENTION
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Tom

I was active working with Carl Hulquist on this legislation, however I was
not one of the main players. There were a lot of people laterally involved
including me and Bill Thompson. The main players were Carl, Liz Brandt, Tom
and Shirley. Where were you?

Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:26:37 -0700
To: "'lfalen'" lfalen at turbonet.com,  vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Fw: CRAPO SEES CONSENSUS ON ABUSE,CRIME PREVENTION
PROGRAMS

> Yes. Yes.  Yes. 
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> That all READS very nicely.  How about some action?
> 
> All of this after the fact "We really must do something" ice cooler talk
> doesn't accomplish anything.
> 
> Where were these people (and you, Mr. Falen) when our state legislature
> denied abused spouses the right to an anonymous address out of the state
> Attorney General's office?
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> Or was that too close to home and too close to election day?
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
> 
> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> On Behalf Of lfalen
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:22 PM
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Fw: CRAPO SEES CONSENSUS ON ABUSE,CRIME PREVENTION
> PROGRAMS
> 
>  Tom and others
> 
> You may find this of interest.
> 
> Roger
> -----Original message-----
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> From: "Crapo News Release \(Crapo\)" newsclips at crapo.senate.gov
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:26:19 -0700
> To: 
> Subject: CRAPO SEES CONSENSUS ON ABUSE, CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> CONTACT:     Susan Wheeler (202) 224-5150
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> April 18, 2007
> Lindsay Nothern (208) 344-1108
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> CRAPO SEES CONSENSUS ON ABUSE, CRIME 
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> PREVENTION PROGRAMS
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> Notes upcoming neighborhood crime summit in Idaho
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> Washington, DC - Prospects for funding to continue critical programs to
> fight domestic violence and provide for child protection and crime
> prevention have improved for the coming year, according to Idaho Senator
> Mike Crapo.  Crapo, who has been a national leader in ongoing efforts
> against family and domestic violence in Congress, has partnered with a
> bipartisan group of Senators seeking ongoing funding for programs, like
> the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the Adam Walsh Child
> Protection and Safety Act.  
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> "It is appropriate to discuss the funding for programs under the Adam
> Walsh Act as Congress has designated April to be National Child Abuse
> Prevention Month," Crapo said.  "Of course, Idahoans have also seen the
> dangers and the human costs left by the damage of violent sexual
> predators right here in our own state. 
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> "For more than a decade, VAWA has directed comprehensive federal funding
> to programs that provide crisis intervention, prevention, education and
> rehabilitation services to victims and perpetrators of family and
> domestic violence of any gender," said Crapo.  "I strongly support VAWA
> and its programs that work to reduce and eliminate sexual violence and
> abuse in Idaho and across the nation."
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> The Adam Walsh Act, named for a young man murdered by a sexual predator,
> finds and tracks sex offenders and strengthens the penalties facing
> convicted child molesters.  It includes funding for the Rape Abuse
> Incest National Network (RAINN) that operates a national rape crisis
> hotline and provides funding to fifteen rape crisis centers across
> Idaho.  It also includes funding for the Crime Prevention Campaign,
> which supports the familiar McGruff the Crime Dog and Neighborhood Watch
> Programs, to name a few.  The Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCAA)
> contains funding for private and public response and Child Advocacy
> Centers, located in Idaho in Boise, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Idaho Falls,
> Nampa and Coeur d'Alene.  Current statistics indicate that once every
> three minutes a child in Idaho is abused; funding for these critical
> rescue and resource centers must be maintained.
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> Crapo and several Senators are seeking renewed funding for VAWA, the
> Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, and the Victims of Child
> Abuse Act.  The Adam Walsh Act, passed in 2006, incorporated funding for
> RAINN and the Crime Prevention Campaign and funds Big Brothers/Big
> Sisters and Police Athletic League programs, electronic monitoring of
> sex offenders, juvenile treatment and other programs.  The requests came
> in formal letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate
> Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations
> Committee.
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> Crapo also noted the funding contained for the National Crime Prevention
> Council under the Adam Walsh legislation is directly responsible for
> fighting crime at the neighborhood level.  The Council will sponsor the
> Treasure Valley Neighborhood Watch Summit scheduled for April 21st, at
> Meridian's Marriot Courtyard Hotel, 1789 S. Eagle Road, from 8:00 a.m.
> to 3:15 p.m.  The workshop is designed to bring together neighborhood
> watch and home owner association leaders with local law enforcement
> officials and others to discuss ways to prevent crime at the
> neighborhood level.
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> Crapo, the author of teen dating violence prevention legislation in
> Congress, is recognized as a congressional leader by the National
> Network to End Domestic Violence, National Center for Victims of Crimes,
> the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and others.
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> To directly link to this news release, please use the following address:
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> http://crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=272610
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