And the other two, on reducing crime and preventing violence against law enforcement officials, directed Mr. The new attorney general is also to review existing laws and law enforcement grants and recommend changes if necessary. There was an uptick in 2015, and several large cities, like Chicago, have experienced spikes in crime — even as crime rates in others, like New York, have remained relatively stable. During the Obama administration, he said, the United States attorney in Maryland, Rod Rosenstein, whom Mr. Trump has now nominated to be deputy attorney general, embedded federal agents in homicide units in Baltimore. “Over the last eight years, we’ve experienced declining focus on law and order,” Mr. Spicer said.

Source: New York Times February 10, 2017 00:22 UTC