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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
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1st week of March: Save Your Vision Week; 3rd week of March: National Poison Prevention Week; last week of April: National Volunteer Week; varies in April: Crime Victims' Rights Week; varies in April: National Park Week [23] first week of May: Public Service Recognition Week [24] third week of May: World Trade Week [25]
The United Nation's participation in the field of criminal justice and crime prevention can be traced back to its predecessor, the League of Nations.However, this participation was limited to a Child Welfare Bureau that focused mainly on the issue of juvenile delinquency, and which worked closely with the International Penal and Penitentiary Commission (IPPC).
Initially called the United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, the current name was adopted in 2005. [1] The antecedents of the Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice include the First International Congress on the Prevention and Repression of Crime, held at London in 1872. [3]
In April 2022, the National Crime Prevention Council announced a partnership with McGruff the Crime Dog in creating Fentanyl Prevention Awareness Day scheduled for August 21, 2022. [34] In October of the same year, the organization launched livesproject.org, a digital remembrance quilt to honor victims and to raise awareness of the problem.
Week ending on the Friday before Memorial Day: National Safe Boating Week Invites the people of the U.S. to understand the importance of safe boating practices. 36 U.S.C. § 131: Week containing June 14 National Flag Week Calls upon the people of the U.S. to display the American flag. 36 U.S.C. § 122: September 17–23 Constitution Week
National Crime Prevention Council is an American educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. which works to help people to create safer communities by addressing the causes of crime, drugs and violence and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur.