Hello Everyone,
Evelyn here,
with an excerpt from "Generally Speaking" a weekly report from Attorney General Bill McCollum.
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| Weekly Message from Attorney General Bill McCollum
This week, I had the opportunity to participate in several events which touched on issues very important to me, not only as the Attorney General, but as a husband, a father and a grandfather.
On Tuesday, I passed a Cabinet resolution recognizing the third week in April as CyberCrime Awareness Week. One of the most significant aspects of our efforts to educate Floridians about CyberCrime is our CyberSafety program, presented to middle and high school students throughout the state. More than 100 members of my staff have taken this project on voluntarily, and I know, through the feedback we are receiving from our principals, that these programs are saving lives. I cannot express enough my appreciation to all of my CyberSafety volunteers.
Wednesday, I was joined by the Governor to recognize law enforcement officers and victim advocates who have made serving victims of crime their top priority. This week is National Crime Victims' Rights Week and the emphasis of the week is on providing justice to crime victims and their families. This justice comes not only in the form of court rulings and convictions for the perpetrators of crime, but also in the form of providing services, care and support to these victims and their families. I am proud of the role the Attorney General's Office, through my Victim Services Division, plays in this great effort.
Yesterday, I had the privilege to join the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence as we unveiled the expansion of a program designed to save the lives of domestic violence victims. Modeled after a highly successful program in Jacksonville, the Intimate Violence Enhanced Services Team (INVEST) program is a cooperative community effort that identifies victims at high risk of becoming homicide victims and intervenes, providing the women with protective services and makingthe batterer accountable for his actions. The program is now in five counties throughout the state, and I look forward to the day when we can expand it statewide.
Whether we are protecting children from internet child predators or preventing domestic violence homicides, the Attorney General's Office will continue working to make Florida a safer place.
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Evelyn out.
