Not so. For example, in France all the police are overseen centrally, and the president can take direct control.
The US is actually unusual in that the President does not have _any_ local control over police. You'll see a similar pattern pretty much everywhere: schools, construction, licensing, urban policy, etc.
The US is actually unusual in that the President does not have _any_ local control over police. You'll see a similar pattern pretty much everywhere: schools, construction, licensing, urban policy, etc.