The parties to this Memorandum pledge their continuing commitment to work together to protect victims of crimes. The parties recognize the value of cooperation and communication and the need to have in place clearly defined policies and procedures so that all employees of the signatory organization know what they are expected to do when in the course of their professional duties they have reasonable cause to believe that certain crimes have been committed. The parties are committed to addressing and alleviating the injuries caused by these crimes and to preventing the reoccurrence of such crimes to the greatest extent possible.