Presidential Document2022-21789
National Community Policing Week, 2022
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October 5, 2022
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September 30, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[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: 2022-21789]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 192 / Wednesday, October 5, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10464 of September 30, 2022
National Community Policing Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Public trust is the foundation of public safety.
Without trust in law enforcement, victims do not call
for help, witnesses do not step forward, crimes go
unsolved, and justice is not served. When police
officers build trust with the public, they make our
communities safer and our Nation more secure. This is
the essence of community policing. This week, we
reaffirm that safe, effective, and accountable
community policing is the gold standard for law
enforcement and recommit to supporting officers with
the resources they need to do their jobs successfully
and responsibly.
Police officers swear an oath to protect us from harm,
uphold the rule of law, and serve their communities.
While this job has always demanded excellence, working
in law enforcement today is harder than it has ever
been. Officers are expected to be everything all at
once--from rescuing citizens from natural disasters,
accidents, and crime to serving as counselors to people
experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.
Law enforcement is noble and dangerous work that
requires adequate resources and collaboration from
community stakeholders.
That is why my Administration is helping officers
tackle the complex challenges they face on the job each
day while building public trust in the process. Through
my Administration's American Rescue Plan, we secured
historic funding to help States and cities hire
officers for safe, accountable, and effective community
policing, crime prevention, and intervention. We
committed more Federal resources to support State and
local law enforcement in 2021 than almost any other
year on record. This year, through a bipartisan budget
deal, we secured over $511 million for the Department
of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services
Office. And my Administration has awarded Department of
Justice (DOJ) grants to State, local, territorial, and
Tribal law enforcement agencies to hire community
policing professionals, to develop and test innovative
policing strategies, and to provide training on
collaborative policing approaches. I have also called
for increased support for the DOJ's Project Safe
Neighborhoods, which brings together law enforcement
officials, prosecutors, community leaders, and other
stakeholders to produce local solutions to violent
crime.
Additionally, this year I was proud to sign an
Executive Order to help build trust between law
enforcement and communities across America and enhance
public safety. It calls for a fresh approach to
recruiting, training, retaining, and recognizing
officers who embody and exemplify the highest standards
of the profession. The Executive Order mandates that
all Federal agents wear and activate body cameras while
on patrol, directs agencies to promote officer
wellness, and creates a new national law enforcement
accountability database in which all Federal law
enforcement agencies must participate. This database
will include records of officer misconduct as well as
commendations and awards.
There is still much more we can do. This summer, I
outlined my Administration's Safer America Plan--an
investment in police who walk the beat, know the
neighborhood, and are accountable to those they are
sworn to serve and protect. This plan would help State
and local police departments
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recruit, hire, and train 100,000 additional officers
for safe, effective, and accountable community policing
consistent with the standards in the Executive Order I
signed. It would also help States, cities, Tribes, and
territories increase mental health and substance use
disorder services and crisis responders for non-violent
situations to reduce the burden on police officers.
This action builds on my Administration's work to help
States establish ``Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams''
that provide individuals experiencing a mental health
or substance use crisis with rapid access to mental
health professionals. My Safer America Plan will also
address the root causes of crime and the burden on
officers so they can focus on policing by investing $20
billion in housing, job training, reentry, youth
enrichment, and other stabilizing social services.
I believe the vast majority of Americans want the same
things from law enforcement: trust, safety, and
accountability. Effective community policing can lower
incidents of violent crime, decrease the occurrences of
unjustified uses of force, build trust and community,
and help address the long-standing inequities in our
criminal justice system, which disproportionately
affect people of color and people with disabilities.
During National Community Policing Week, I call on
communities across our Nation to invest in
strengthening relationships between officers and the
individuals they serve and protect. I also encourage
local residents, business owners, and other community
stakeholders to collaborate with law enforcement,
identify initiatives that will help build mutual trust,
and help prevent crime. When Americans work together
with common purpose and with mutual trust and respect,
we can make this Nation stronger and keep our people
safer.
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 2
through October 8, 2022, 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
thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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