National Community Policing Week, 2016

This proclamation designates October 2-8, 2016 as National Community Policing Week, calling on law enforcement agencies, elected officials, and Americans to recognize ways to improve public safety and strengthen police-community relationships. The document largely recounts existing Obama administration initiatives on community policing and 21st-century policing reforms without creating new programs or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 69383

Impact dates

Oct 2, 2016
Start of National Community Policing Week observance

Key directives

Proclaim October 2 through October 8, 2016, as National Community Policing Week
Call upon law enforcement agencies, elected officials, and all Americans to observe this week by recognizing ways to improve public safety, rebuild trust, and strengthen community relationships

Timeline

Immediate

Proclamation of October 2-8, 2016 as National Community Policing Week

Near term (90d)

Observance period for National Community Policing Week (October 2-8, 2016)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

Document references 'recent tragedies' and 'strained' police-community relationships without specifying incidents, leaving context vague
Acknowledges 'racial and socioeconomic disparities' as underlying tensions but proposes no new binding mechanisms to address them
Describes past administration initiatives (Task Force, DOJ programs, Data Initiatives) in promotional rather than operative terms; no new funding or requirements established