enforcement more effective. And much of this has come from
doing what the previous administration did not, by doing what
elected officials at the federal, state and local level often do not.
The president has brought law enforcement leaders from every
avenue to the table to discuss improvement opportunities. NAPO
President, Mick McHale, frequently refers to the 2017 convening
of a group to recommend a national use-of-force policy as one of
the president’s most illustrious accomplishments.
McHale is the consummate rank-and-file cop representing
330,000 of them. He marvels at the law enforcement constituents
represented at this use-of-force table that included IACP, the
Fraternal Order of Police, the National Sheriff’s Association,
the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement (NOBLE),
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) from the US
Department of Justice, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers
Association and a half-dozen others.
McHale has been to the Rose Garden on several occasions to
witness the president sign legislation and executive orders that
improve law enforcement. But nothing gets this 30-year-plus law
enforcement veteran going more than having a seat at the table.
“I think the president recognizes that the rank-and-file being at
the table to bring accurate representation of the daily threats we
face is an important aspect that needs to be shared,” McHale
disclosed. “And it’s of great importance for all our associations
to participate in these roundtable discussions and panels for the
purpose of bringing real-time experience to the table.”
Real law enforcement supported by the real Donald Trump
manifested in an ongoing roundtable known as the Commission
on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. Issued
by executive order on October 28, 2019 as the high note of the
presidential address to the IACP conference, the Commission
was tasked with providing concrete recommendations to address
some of the systemic challenges that burden law enforcement,
and offer best practices to recruit, hire, train and provide for the
health, safety and wellbeing of officers.
The commission further validated the administration’s commitment
to law enforcement’s expertise. As the president stated when he
announced the formation of the commission, “After the commission
issues its recommendations next year – they’ll have them
immediately because many of them know the answers before they
begin – we will begin implementing its ideas immediately.”
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