SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 82

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: OCTOBER 7, 1996

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Senate Concurrent Resolution Bill No. 82.

      This resolution recognizes the valuable public service provided by the television program "America's Most Wanted" over the past eight years in assisting in the identification and capture of more than 400 criminal fugitives and the recovery of 19 missing children. The resolution further urges the Fox Broadcasting Company to reconsider its decision to drop "America's Most Wanted" from its fall schedule and to reinstate this program at its traditional time.