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    This executive order outlines policies and actions to promote safe policing and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It directs the Attorney General to establish standards for independent review of police use-of-force policies, create a national database on police misconduct, provide training to officers on mental health crises, and develop legislation to support community-focused policing reforms through grants. The goal is to address police misconduct while recognizing law enforcement's role in protecting civil rights and public safety.

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    This executive order outlines policies and actions to promote safe policing and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It directs the Attorney General to establish standards for independent review of police use-of-force policies, create a national database on police misconduct, provide training to officers on mental health crises, and develop legislation to support community-focused policing reforms through grants. The goal is to address police misconduct while recognizing law enforcement's role in protecting civil rights and public safety.

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    EXECUTIVE ORDER

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    SAFE POLICING FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution


    and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered
    as follows:

    Section 1. Purpose. As Americans, we believe that all persons


    are created equal and endowed with the inalienable rights to life
    and liberty. A fundamental purpose of government is to secure
    these inalienable rights. Federal, State, local, tribal, and
    territorial law enforcement officers place their lives at risk
    every day to ensure that these rights are preserved.

    Law enforcement officers provide the essential protection that


    all Americans require to raise their families and lead productive
    lives. The relationship between our fellow citizens and law
    enforcement officers is an important element in their ability to
    provide that protection. By working directly with their
    communities, law enforcement officers can help foster a safe
    environment where we all can prosper.

    Unfortunately, there have been instances in which some officers


    have misused their authority, challenging the trust of the American
    people, with tragic consequences for individual victims, their
    communities, and our Nation. All Americans are entitled to live
    with the confidence that the law enforcement officers and agencies
    in their communities will live up to our Nation's founding ideals
    and will protect the rights of all persons. Particularly in
    African-American communities, we must redouble our efforts as a
    Nation to swiftly address instances of misconduct.

    The Constitution declares in its preamble that one of its


    primary purposes was to establish Justice. Generations of
    Americans have marched, fought, bled, and died to safeguard the
    promise of our founding document and protect our shared inalienable
    rights. Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial leaders
    must act in furtherance of that legacy.

    Sec. 2. Certification and Credentialing. (a) State and local


    law enforcement agencies must constantly assess and improve their
    practices and policies to ensure transparent, safe, and accountable
    delivery of law enforcement services to their
    communities. Independent credentialing bodies can accelerate these
    assessments, enhance citizen confidence in law enforcement
    practices, and allow for the identification and correction of
    internal deficiencies before those deficiencies result in injury to
    the public or to law enforcement officers.

    (b) The Attorney General shall, as appropriate and consistent


    with applicable law, allocate Department of Justice discretionary
    grant funding only to those State and local law enforcement
    agencies that have sought or are in the process of seeking
    appropriate credentials from a reputable independent credentialing
    body certified by the Attorney General.

    (c) The Attorney General shall certify independent


    credentialing bodies that meet standards to be set by the Attorney
    General. Reputable, independent credentialing bodies, eligible for
    certification by the Attorney General, should address certain
    topics in their reviews, such as policies and training regarding
    use–of-force and de-escalation techniques; performance management
    tools, such as early warning systems that help to identify officers
    who may require intervention; and best practices regarding
    community engagement. The Attorney General's standards for
    certification shall require independent credentialing bodies to, at
    a minimum, confirm that:
    (i) the State or local law enforcement agency's use-of-
    force policies adhere to all applicable Federal, State, and local
    laws; and

    (ii) the State or local law enforcement agency's use-of-


    force policies prohibit the use of chokeholds -- a physical
    maneuver that restricts an individual's ability to breathe for the
    purposes of incapacitation -- except in those situations where the
    use of deadly force is allowed by law.

    (d) The Attorney General shall engage with existing and


    prospective independent credentialing bodies to encourage them to
    offer a cost-effective, targeted credentialing process regarding
    appropriate use-of-force policies that law enforcement agencies of
    all sizes in urban and rural jurisdictions may access.

    Sec. 3. Information Sharing. (a) The Attorney General shall


    create a database to coordinate the sharing of information between
    and among Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial law
    enforcement agencies concerning instances of excessive use of force
    related to law enforcement matters, accounting for applicable
    privacy and due process rights.

    (b) The database described in subsection (a) of this section


    shall include a mechanism to track, as permissible, terminations or
    de-certifications of law enforcement officers, criminal convictions
    of law enforcement officers for on-duty conduct, and civil
    judgments against law enforcement officers for improper use of
    force. The database described in subsection (a) of this section
    shall account for instances where a law enforcement officer resigns
    or retires while under active investigation related to the use of
    force. The Attorney General shall take appropriate steps to ensure
    that the information in the database consists only of instances in
    which law enforcement officers were afforded fair process.

    (c) The Attorney General shall regularly and periodically make


    available to the public aggregated and anonymized data from the
    database described in subsection (a) of this section, as consistent
    with applicable law.

    (d) The Attorney General shall, as appropriate and consistent


    with applicable law, allocate Department of Justice discretionary
    grant funding only to those law enforcement agencies that submit
    the information described in subsection (b) of this section.

    Sec. 4. Mental Health, Homelessness, and


    Addiction. (a) Since the mid-twentieth century, America has
    witnessed a reduction in targeted mental health
    treatment. Ineffective policies have left more individuals with
    mental health needs on our Nation's streets, which has expanded the
    responsibilities of law enforcement officers. As a society, we
    must take steps to safely and humanely care for those who suffer
    from mental illness and substance abuse in a manner that addresses
    such individuals' needs and the needs of their communities. It is
    the policy of the United States to promote the use of appropriate
    social services as the primary response to individuals who suffer
    from impaired mental health, homelessness, and addiction,
    recognizing that, because law enforcement officers often encounter
    such individuals suffering from these conditions in the course of
    their duties, all officers should be properly trained for such
    encounters.

    (b) The Attorney General shall, in consultation with the


    Secretary of Health and Human Services as appropriate, identify and
    develop opportunities to train law enforcement officers with
    respect to encounters with individuals suffering from impaired
    mental health, homelessness, and addiction; to increase the
    capacity of social workers working directly with law enforcement
    agencies; and to provide guidance regarding the development and
    implementation of co-responder programs, which involve social
    workers or other mental health professionals working alongside law
    enforcement officers so that they arrive and address situations
    together. The Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and
    Human Services shall prioritize resources, as appropriate and
    consistent with applicable law, to support such opportunities.
    (c) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall survey
    community-support models addressing mental health, homelessness,
    and addiction. Within 90 days of the date of this order, the
    Secretary of Health and Human Services shall summarize the results
    of this survey in a report to the President, through the Assistant
    to the President for Domestic Policy and the Director of the Office
    of Management and Budget, which shall include specific
    recommendations regarding how appropriated funds can be reallocated
    to support widespread adoption of successful models and
    recommendations for additional funding, if needed.

    (d) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in


    coordination with the Attorney General and the Director of the
    Office of Management and Budget, prioritize resources, as
    appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to implement
    community-support models as recommended in the report described in
    subsection (c) of this section.

    Sec. 5. Legislation and Grant Programs. (a) The Attorney


    General, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for
    Domestic Policy and the Director of the Office of Management and
    Budget, shall develop and propose new legislation to the Congress
    that could be enacted to enhance the tools and resources available
    to improve law enforcement practices and build community
    engagement.

    (b) The legislation described in subsection (a) of this


    section shall include recommendations to enhance current grant
    programs to improve law enforcement practices and build community
    engagement, including through:

    (i) assisting State and local law enforcement agencies


    with implementing the credentialing process described in section 2
    of this order, the reporting described in section 3 of this order,
    and the co responder and community-support models described in
    section 4 of this order;

    (ii) training and technical assistance required to


    adopt and implement improved use–of-force policies and procedures,
    including scenario-driven de-escalation techniques;

    (iii) retention of high-performing law enforcement


    officers and recruitment of law enforcement officers who are likely
    to be high-performing;

    (iv) confidential access to mental health services for


    law enforcement officers; and

    (v) programs aimed at developing or improving


    relationships between law enforcement and the communities they
    serve, including through community outreach and listening sessions,
    and supporting non profit organizations that focus on improving
    stressed relationships between law enforcement officers and the
    communities they serve.

    Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall


    be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

    (i) the authority granted by law to an executive


    department or agency, or the head thereof; or

    (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of


    Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or
    legislative proposals.

    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable


    law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any
    right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or
    in equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
    agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
    other person.
    DONALD J. TRUMP

    THE WHITE HOUSE,


    June 16, 2020.

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