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• Research shows that bullying will stop when adults in authority and peers get involved ( bullying.org ) • Bullying has been identified as amajor concern by schools across the U.S. (NEA, 2003) The health and safety of the residents of Elk Grove is paramount to the members of the Elk Grove City Council. On July 13, 2011, the City Council unanimously adopted a resolution raising public awareness of the imminent health and safety concerns for bullied children. This resolution is in conjunction with an aggressive, yet economical, public outreach campaign the City held to educate its residents about the effects of bullying on children. In conjunction with the Elk Grove City Council, Elk Grove Youth Commission, law enforcement and nonprofit agencies, the City hosted three public Nvorkshops focused on the subject of bullying that strengthened partnerships between youth and law enforcement, nonprofit agencies, parents and teachers. Workshop topics included how to keep teens safe from cyber bullying and online harassment, safe and responsible Internet use, social media and `sexting' safety issues, dangers of bullying and strategies to stop bullies and empower victims. The City informed the community about the campaign through media coverage on every television and radio news outlet in the Sacramento region, the City's newsletter which reaches every Elk Grove household, and the City's social media outlets Facebook and Twitter. Other cities in California are encouraged to raise the awareness of bullying in their community by educating residents about the dangers and effects of bullying on children. Educational outreach will benefit children, parents, teachers, and the community. Local governments have the ability to implement wide- spread cost - effective educational tools to communicate with residents about this important public safety issue. All local government officials and parents in California want to protect their children, families, themselves, and others. Please help raise public awareness of the imminent health and safety concerns for bullied children. » » » »» 4. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT OF 2003 Source Council Member Tony Cardenas, City of Los Angeles Referred To : Public Safetv Poliev Committee Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee WHEREAS, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 10,000 children are held in adult jails and prisons on any given day; and WHEREAS, the annual number of youth exposed to the dangers of sexual assault in adult facilities is significantly higher because of the "flow" of youth entering and exiting facilities; and WHEREAS, studies from across the nation confirm that youth tried as adults fit the risk profile of those persons at the highest risk of sexual assault; and WHEREAS, studies also show that the overwhelming majority of youth tried as adults are nonviolent offenders, with a considerable proportion being first -time offenders; and WHEREAS, according to the prison rape literature, the persons with the highest likelihood of being sexually assaulted are young people; and WHEREAS, according to studies from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, youth who are tried in the adult criminal justice system are 34% more likely to recidivate than youth in the juvenile justice system; and 12