Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2017

This proclamation designates May 15, 2017 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 14-20, 2017 as Police Week, honoring fallen and disabled law enforcement officers. It references prior administration actions to improve officer safety and benefits processing, and calls for flags at half-staff and White House lighting in blue.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 22875

Impact dates

May 20, 2017
Police Week ends
May 15, 2017
Peace Officers Memorial Day; White House lighting in blue; flags at half-staff
May 14, 2017
Police Week begins

Key directives

Proclaim May 15, 2017 as Peace Officers Memorial Day
Proclaim May 14-20, 2017 as Police Week
Light White House in blue on May 15, 2017
Call on Governors and Territorial officials to direct flags at half-staff on May 15, 2017
Encourage Americans to display flags at half-staff on May 15, 2017

Who is ordered

Governors of the States and Territories

Timeline

Immediate

White House lighting in blue on May 15, 2017
flag half-staff observance on May 15, 2017

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

References to 'malicious attacks' increasing 40% and 'this must end' inject political framing into otherwise ceremonial document
Mention of DOJ strategy development blurs line between commemoration and policy promotion; however, this refers to already-taken action, not new directive in this proclamation