Law Enforcement Appreciation Day 2025. Established by a joint resolution of congress in 1962, national police week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the. Law enforcement appreciation day (also known as l.e.a.d.):

These names are then read. Law enforcement appreciation day stands as an occasion for american citizens to express gratitude for the men and women who serve their communities as police officers, sheriffs, state troopers, and other forms of local and federal law.