Trump Signs 3 Executive Orders To Support Police Officers, Reduce Crime, Combat Drug Cartel Violence
- Get link
- Other Apps
Trump Signs 3 Executive Orders To Support Police Officers, Reduce Crime, Combat Drug Cartel Violence
187 views
Published on Feb 9, 2017
Washington - President Trump signed three executive orders Thursday “dedicated to standing behind the police officers who risk their lives every day to protect us in our communities,” reduce crime, and end drug cartel violence, the White House said Thursday. The executive orders were signed after Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ swearing in, according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. “The first executive order directs the newly installed attorney general to develop a strategy for more effectively prosecuting people who commit violence against members of law enforcement,” Spicer said, referring to the “Presidential Executive Order on Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers.” -- “We must better protect those who protect us. Our men and women in blue need to know that we’re with them 100 percent as they patrol our streets. Unfortunately, this has not always been the case,” he said.
“Law enforcement officials have been vocal about the lack of support they received under the past administration. This lack of support demoralized many officers, and in some cases led to their discouraging their engagement with local communities, only causing further harm and deterioration,” Spicer said. Spicer called it “imperative that federal, state and local law enforcement agencies better coordinate and share information across jurisdiction to better serve and protect our communities.” -- “This order will start the important work of doing just that - instituting a holistic approach that involves the whole of government,” he explained. “It also directs the Department of Justice to work with other federal agencies to come up with ways to further reduce violence against law enforcement and orders a hard look at how the Department of Justice and other agencies uses their law enforcement grants,” he said.
“The second order establishes a task force led by the new attorney general to reduce crime and restore public safety in communities across America,” Spicer said, referring to the “Presidential Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety.” Spicer said the task force will come up with specific recommendations on how to “change existing federal laws to better prevent crime and improve public safety” as well as develop stronger working relationships with state and local partners. “The president’s confident this task force would develop a systematic strategy to help further protect the American people,” he said. “Communities across our nation have been devastated by a surge in violent crime rates, particularly our major cities. Over the last eight years, we’ve experienced declining focus on law and order. Crime reduction will clearly be a priority for this White House,” Spicer said.
The third executive order, “Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking,” focuses the federal government’s resources on dismantling transnational criminal organizations like drug cartels, Spicer said. “It’s important to emphasize we cannot reduce crime in the United States without additionally addressing illegal immigration and illegal drugs,” he said. “Through this executive order, the president instructs the attorney general to form a comprehensive and decisive approach to destroying transnational crime organization and drug cartels. “These cartels represent a clear and present danger to our nation. They bring dangerous criminals, drugs, and violence to once neighborhoods - both here at home and in other parts of the world,” Spicer added. “They have fueled addiction and overdose deaths, and they can no longer be allowed to operate with impunity in our country or our hemisphere,” he said.
More at:
CNS News: Trump Signs 3 Executive Orders to Support Police Officers, Reduce Crime, Combat Drug Cartel Violence
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/m...
White House.gov: Presidential Executive Order on Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-...
White House.gov: Presidential Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-...
White House.gov: Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-...
“Law enforcement officials have been vocal about the lack of support they received under the past administration. This lack of support demoralized many officers, and in some cases led to their discouraging their engagement with local communities, only causing further harm and deterioration,” Spicer said. Spicer called it “imperative that federal, state and local law enforcement agencies better coordinate and share information across jurisdiction to better serve and protect our communities.” -- “This order will start the important work of doing just that - instituting a holistic approach that involves the whole of government,” he explained. “It also directs the Department of Justice to work with other federal agencies to come up with ways to further reduce violence against law enforcement and orders a hard look at how the Department of Justice and other agencies uses their law enforcement grants,” he said.
“The second order establishes a task force led by the new attorney general to reduce crime and restore public safety in communities across America,” Spicer said, referring to the “Presidential Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety.” Spicer said the task force will come up with specific recommendations on how to “change existing federal laws to better prevent crime and improve public safety” as well as develop stronger working relationships with state and local partners. “The president’s confident this task force would develop a systematic strategy to help further protect the American people,” he said. “Communities across our nation have been devastated by a surge in violent crime rates, particularly our major cities. Over the last eight years, we’ve experienced declining focus on law and order. Crime reduction will clearly be a priority for this White House,” Spicer said.
The third executive order, “Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking,” focuses the federal government’s resources on dismantling transnational criminal organizations like drug cartels, Spicer said. “It’s important to emphasize we cannot reduce crime in the United States without additionally addressing illegal immigration and illegal drugs,” he said. “Through this executive order, the president instructs the attorney general to form a comprehensive and decisive approach to destroying transnational crime organization and drug cartels. “These cartels represent a clear and present danger to our nation. They bring dangerous criminals, drugs, and violence to once neighborhoods - both here at home and in other parts of the world,” Spicer added. “They have fueled addiction and overdose deaths, and they can no longer be allowed to operate with impunity in our country or our hemisphere,” he said.
More at:
CNS News: Trump Signs 3 Executive Orders to Support Police Officers, Reduce Crime, Combat Drug Cartel Violence
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/m...
White House.gov: Presidential Executive Order on Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-...
White House.gov: Presidential Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-...
White House.gov: Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-...
Category
License
- Standard YouTube License
- Get link
- Other Apps
Comments
Post a Comment