January 31, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 1 483 Whereas national organizations, local vic- Whereas the 2012 BCS National Champion- SENATE RESOLUTION 362—DESIG- tim service organizations, campuses, pros- ship Game was the 59th postseason bowl ap- NATING THE MONTH OF FEB- ecutor’s offices, and police departments pearance and the 33rd bowl victory for the RUARY 2012 AS ‘‘NATIONAL TEEN stand ready to assist stalking victims and University of Alabama, both of which extend DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS are working diligently to develop effective existing NCAA records for the University of AND PREVENTION MONTH’’ and innovative responses to stalking; Alabama; Whereas there is a need to improve the re- Whereas the victory by the University of Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. sponse of the criminal justice system to Alabama marks the sixth consecutive BCS WHITEHOUSE) submitted the following stalking through more aggressive investiga- national championship for the Southeastern resolution; which was considered and tion and prosecution; Conference and the third consecutive BCS agreed to: Whereas there is a need for increased avail- national championship for the State of Ala- S. RES. 362 ability of victim services across the United bama; States, and such services must include pro- Whereas, although dating violence, domes- Whereas the University of Alabama gained grams tailored to meet the needs of stalking tic violence, sexual violence, and stalking af- 384 yards of total offense in the BCS Na- victims; fect women regardless of age, teenage girls tional Championship Game, while holding Whereas persons aged 18 to 24 experience and young women are especially vulnerable; the highest rates of stalking victimization, the offense of Louisiana State University to Whereas, according to the National Inti- and rates of stalking among college students 5 first downs and 92 total yards, the second mate Partner and Sexual Violence survey re- exceed the prevalence rates found in the gen- lowest yards of total offense in BCS history; cently conducted by the Centers for Disease eral population; Whereas A.J. McCarron completed 23 of 34 Control and Prevention (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘CDC’’), the majority of vic- Whereas as many as 75 percent of women in passes for a total of 234 yards without a turn- timization starts early in life, as most vic- college who experience stalking-related be- over and was named offensive player of the tims of rape and intimate partner violence havior experience other forms of victimiza- game; first experience such violence before age 24; tion, including sexual or physical victimiza- Whereas senior linebacker Courtney Up- Whereas, according to the Liz Claiborne tion, or both; shaw recorded 7 tackles, including 1 sack, Inc. 2009 Parent/Teen Dating Violence Poll, Whereas there is a need for effective re- and was named defensive player of the game; approximately 1 in 3 adolescent girls in the sponses to stalking on campuses; and Whereas Trent Richardson, winner of the United States is a victim of physical, emo- Whereas the Senate finds that ‘‘National Doak Walker Award, finished with 20 carries tional, or verbal abuse from a dating part- Stalking Awareness Month’’ provides an op- for 96 yards and 107 all-purpose yards and ner, a rate that far exceeds victimization portunity to educate the people of the scored the only touchdown of the game; rates for other types of violence affecting United States about stalking: Now, there- Whereas Jeremy Shelley successfully com- young people; fore, be it pleted 5 field goal attempts, setting a BCS Whereas, according to the Youth Risk Be- Resolved, That the Senate— National Championship Game record and havior Surveillance System (referred to in (1) designates January 2012 as ‘‘National tying an NCAA bowl record; this preamble as the ‘‘YRBSS’’) of the CDC, Stalking Awareness Month’’; Whereas in 2011, the defense of the Univer- nearly 10 percent of high school students (2) applauds the efforts of the many stalk- sity of Alabama led the nation in rushing de- have been hit, slapped, or physically hurt on ing victim service providers, police, prosecu- fense, passing defense, scoring defense, and purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend during tors, national and community organizations, total defense; the past year; campuses, and private sector supporters to Whereas 4 members of the Crimson Tide Whereas, according to the American Jour- promote awareness of stalking; football team were recognized as first-team nal of Public Health, more than 1 in 4 teen- (3) encourages policymakers, criminal jus- All Americans by the ; agers have been in a relationship where a tice officials, victim service and human serv- Whereas the 2011 Crimson Tide senior class partner is verbally abusive; ice agencies, college campuses and univer- compiled a 48–6 record, tying a Southeastern Whereas, according to a survey conducted sities, and nonprofit organizations to in- by the YRBSS, almost 20 percent of teenage crease awareness of stalking and the avail- Conference record for class victories; Whereas the leadership of head coach Nick girls who were exposed to physical dating vi- ability of services for stalking victims; and olence did not attend school on 1 or more oc- (4) urges national and community organi- Saban, whose dedication and commitment to excellence instilled in his players a sense of casions during the 30 days preceding the sur- zations, businesses in the private sector, and vey because the girls felt unsafe at school or integrity, pride, sportsmanship, and perse- the media to promote awareness of the crime on the way to or from school; verance, inspired both his team throughout of stalking through ‘‘National Stalking Whereas a violent relationship in adoles- the season and the Tuscaloosa community Awareness Month’’. cence can have serious ramifications for the following the devastating losses in the April f victim, putting the victim at higher risk for tornadoes; substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sex- SENATE RESOLUTION 361—CON- Whereas President Robert Witt and Ath- ual behavior, suicide, and adult revictimiza- GRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY letic Director Mal Moore have brought tre- tion; OF mendous academic success and national rec- Whereas being physically or sexually FOOTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING ognition to the University of Alabama ath- abused makes teenage girls— THE 2011 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP letic department and the entire university; (1) up to 6 times more likely to become SERIES NATIONAL CHAMPION- and pregnant; and Whereas the players, coaches, and support (2) more than twice as likely to contract a SHIP staff of the University of Alabama football sexually transmitted disease; Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. team showed tremendous determination Whereas, according to a recent study pub- SESSIONS) submitted the following res- throughout the season and brought great lished in the Archives of Pediatrics and Ado- olution; which was considered and honor to the University of Alabama and the lescent Medicine, more than half of teen- agreed to: State of Alabama: Now, therefore, be it agers and young adults treated at an inner- city emergency room reported having been a S. RES. 361 Resolved, That the Senate— victim or perpetrator of dating violence; Whereas the University of Alabama Crim- (1) commends the University of Alabama Whereas nearly 3 in 4 ‘‘tweens’’, individ- son Tide football team won the 2012 Allstate for winning the 2011 Bowl Championship Se- uals who are between the ages of 11 and 14, Bowl Championship Series (referred to in ries National Championship; report that dating relationships usually this preamble as ‘‘BCS’’) National Cham- (2) recognizes the achievements of all the begin at age 14 or younger, and approxi- pionship Game, defeating Louisiana State players, coaches, and staff whose hard work, mately 72 percent of students in eighth or University by a score of 21–0 in the Mercedes- dedication, and persistence helped the Crim- ninth grade report dating; Benz Superdome in on January son Tide win a national championship; and Whereas 1 in 5 tweens report having a 9, 2012; (3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to friend who is a victim of dating violence, and Whereas this victory marks the second prepare an official copy of this resolution for nearly half of tweens who are in relation- BCS title in the last 3 years and the 14th na- presentation to— ships know a friend who is verbally abused; tional championship in for (A) the President of the University of Ala- Whereas more than 3 times as many the University of Alabama; bama, Dr. Robert Witt; tweens (20 percent) as parents of tweens (6 Whereas the victory by the University of (B) the Athletic Director of the University percent) admit that parents know little or Alabama was the first shutout in any BCS of Alabama, Mal Moore; and nothing about the dating relationships of since the system was created in (C) the Head Coach of the University of tweens; 1998 and the first shutout in the champion- Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Nick Whereas, according to the Liz Claiborne ship game since the 1992 ; Saban. Inc. 2009 Parent/Teen Dating Violence Poll,

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