Presidential Document2021-21953
National Community Policing Week, 2021
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October 6, 2021
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October 1, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 6, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21953]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 191 / Wednesday, October 6, 2021 /
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Proclamation 10276 of October 1, 2021
National Community Policing Week, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Community policing--the practice of law enforcement
professionals working side-by-side with members of
their communities to keep neighborhoods safe--is a
critical and proven tool used by law enforcement
agencies across our Nation to improve public safety and
forge strong, valuable relationships. During National
Community Policing Week, we recommit to building bonds
of trust between our law enforcement officers and the
communities they serve and encourage community policing
practices across our Nation.
America's law enforcement officers play an essential
role in protecting our communities and enforcing our
laws. Every time an officer pins on their badge and
walks out their front door, the loved ones they wave
goodbye to are forced to wonder if they will return
home safely. This week and every week, we recognize the
bravery and dedication of our peace officers who put
themselves on the line each and every day to protect
and serve their communities.
We also recognize the role that all community members
play in advancing public safety. As our country
continues to reckon with a long and painful history of
systemic racism--as well as the ongoing challenges of
social and economic injustice, the COVID-19 pandemic,
mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse--we
must think broadly, conscientiously, and creatively
about the future of effective policing and how to
foster strong police-community partnerships. Evidence
and experience tell us that strong neighborhood
relationships, the use of problem-solving to address
crime systematically, and improvements to policy and
training--key tenets of community policing--are all
tools that help make our communities safer. My
Administration is using programs such as the Department
of Justice's Project Safe Neighborhoods to bring
together law enforcement and community stakeholders in
an effort to develop local solutions to help prevent
violent crime.
I have long been an advocate for community policing,
just as my late son Beau was when he served as Attorney
General of Delaware--because he knew, as I know, that
it works. It is especially important now, as State and
local governments across the country continue to climb
back from the once-in-a-century economic crisis
triggered by COVID-19 last year. With their budgets
decimated, countless communities were forced to cut
essential services in 2020, including law enforcement
and social services, just as a second public health
epidemic of gun violence threatened the safety of their
cities and towns. To help keep our communities safe, my
Administration has provided local leaders with guidance
on how American Rescue Plan funds can be used to help
reduce violent crime and ensure public safety. I am
also committed to investing in mental health services,
drug treatment and prevention programs, services for
people experiencing homelessness, and community
violence intervention. Community violence intervention
programs are vital to preventing violence before it
occurs, and they have a proven track record of reducing
crime by up to 60 percent in cities across our Nation.
My Administration is also working to ensure that police
departments have the resources they need to serve their
communities safely and effectively.
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Communities experiencing a surge in gun violence can
make use of $350 billion in State and local funding
included in the American Rescue Plan to hire law
enforcement officers and advance community policing
strategies. I have also proposed an additional $300
million in my budget for next year to support community
policing across our country. As I seek that additional
funding, the Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services at the Department of Justice will continue to
provide grants for community policing pilot projects
and hiring local police officers--including funding
prioritization for officers who will live in the
communities they serve. These new resources will allow
departments to implement community policing strategies
and strengthen police-community partnerships.
At its core, community policing is about building trust
and mutual respect between police and communities--
important goals that can only be reached when we have
accountability and faith in our justice system. That's
why I strongly support the George Floyd Justice in
Policing Act, which would deliver meaningful
accountability, improved transparency, and the
resources necessary to support community policing and
build trust between law enforcement and the communities
they serve. Although that bill is not yet law, my
Administration will continue to consult with the law
enforcement and civil rights communities to achieve
reforms that advance safety, dignity, and equal justice
for all Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 3
through October 9, 2021, as National Community Policing
Week. I call upon law enforcement agencies, elected
officials, and all Americans to observe this week by
recognizing ways to improve public safety, build trust,
and strengthen community relationships.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
first day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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