Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2015

This proclamation designates May 15, 2015 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 10-16, 2015 as Police Week, calling on Americans to observe these with ceremonies and requesting flags be flown at half-staff. It also references ongoing administration efforts to implement recommendations from the Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 27239

Impact dates

May 16, 2015
Police Week ends
May 15, 2015
Peace Officers Memorial Day; flags at half-staff
May 10, 2015
Police Week begins

Key directives

proclaim May 15, 2015 as Peace Officers Memorial Day
proclaim May 10-16, 2015 as Police Week
call upon Governors and officials to direct flags flown at half-staff on May 15, 2015
encourage Americans to display flags at half-staff from homes and businesses on May 15, 2015

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

designation of May 15, 2015 as Peace Officers Memorial Day
designation of May 10-16, 2015 as Police Week
call for flags at half-staff on May 15, 2015

Near term (90d)

observance period May 10-16, 2015

Long term

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Risks & tensions

text references 'concrete steps' and Task Force on 21st Century Policing but these are descriptive of ongoing efforts, not directives in this proclamation