[Kreweoftruth] New Orleans Crime Coalition Urges City to make Fight Against Crime

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For Immediate Release 

Media Contact:      Mary Lee Murphy
504.330.0341
marylee777 at hotmail.com


New Orleans Crime Coalition Urges City to make Fight Against Crime #1 
Priority as 2009 Budget is Finalized
Failure to adequately fund D.A. and Public Defender will cripple justice 
system
New Orleans, La. (December 15, 2008) –   The New Orleans Crime Coalition 
(NOCC) announces its solid support for the approval of the original 2009 budget 
request submitted by the Office of the District Attorney to the City Council. 
Additionally, NOCC strongly urges the City Council to ensure the 2009 budget for 
the City of New Orleans provides full funding for public safety and criminal 
justice – including the Orleans Public Defender’s Office, Juvenile Court, and 
Crimestoppers. Failure to adequately fund the D.A.'s office and the Office of 
the Public Defender could easily cripple the recovering justice system.
Chairman of the New Orleans Crime Coalition, Gregory Rusovich, stated, “The 
city must make public safety its top priority in next year’s budget. To that 
end, we believe it is absolutely crucial for advancement in the fight against 
violent crime that both the D.A.’s office and the Public Defender’s office 
receive every dollar originally requested. We fully support these requests and 
know they were submitted with prudence and integrity. Additionally, we urge that 
the City Council take every measure necessary to ensure that no cuts be made 
to any of the organizations that fight crime in New Orleans.”

About the New Orleans Crime Coalition 
The New Orleans Crime Coalition, a citizen-led movement which formed in 
February 2007 to stem violent crime in New Orleans, exists to work with criminal 
justice entities by offering recommendations of best practices and to hold said 
entities accountable for implementing focused, strategic plans that will 
result in an improved justice system and the conviction and incarceration of 
violent criminals. The members of the New Orleans Crime Coalition, who united to 
urge city leaders to focus police, prosecution and judicial system resources on 
convicting and incarcerating violent criminals, include The Business Council of 
New Orleans, Citizens For 1 Greater New Orleans, Urban League of Greater New 
Orleans, Common Good, Court Watch NOLA, Metropolitan Crime Commission, 
Louisiana Restaurant Association, New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation, Bridge 
House, Odyssey House, Crimestoppers, Greater New Orleans Inc., Jefferson Business 
Council, Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau, New Orleans Chamber of 
Commerce, New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce, Puentes New Orleans, 
Inc., Young Leadership Council, Beacon of Hope, and Afterschool Partnership for 
Greater New Orleans.
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