The Future of Policing A Practical Guide for Police Managers and Leaders

Setting the Stage
Challenges in Police Organizations
Leadership, Management, Supervision, and Administration
Problems with the Present Police Organizational Model
An Analysis of Failure
The Potential Benefits of Futures Studies for Policing
Five Key Themes
The Emergence of Futures Thinking Within and About
American Policing
The Organization of This Book
Futures Thinking and Research
The Acceleration of Change
What Is Futures Studies?
A Short History of Futures Research
Futures Studies as a Leadership Tool
Methods of Forecasting the Future
Future Trends
Technological Trends
Demographic Trends
Economic Trends
Social and Community Trends
Political Trends
What Does All This Mean for Policing?
Communities
The Police and the Community
The Evolving Nature of Community
Communication Technology and Community
Communication Technology and Policing
Social Networking Tools and Social Engagement
Policing Implications of Social Networking
Involving Communities in Policing
Trust, Transparency, and Leadership
Challenges and Opportunities Created by the Changing
Nature of Community
Boundaries: Disappearing, Reemerging, and Merging
Three Examples in High Relief
Why Boundaries?
Technologies and Policing
Jurisdiction, Mandates, and Threats
The Influence of Money
Federal vs. Local Responsibilities
Intelligence
Militarization
Transparency
External Oversight and Influence
The Future of Crime
Economic Drivers
Health Care
Technology
Immigration
The Drug War
A Problem of Identity
Gang-Based Crime
Other Trends in Crime and Policing
Investigation
Criminals
Victims
Citizen Resilience
On the Beat
Technology
Future Law and Governance Considerations
What Works in Policing? Evidence-Based Operations
Predictive Policing
Police Personnel: Culture, Hiring, and Development
Cultural Forces
Personnel
Hiring
Training
Employee Development
Discipline
Organizational Solutions
Mission, Vision, and Values
Economic Realities in Policing
Managing through Tough Times
Employee Input
Organizational Evaluation
Policy Development and Accreditation
Progressive Approaches to Employee Discipline
Opportunities Emerging through Change
Leadership and Care
From Where Will Future Police Leaders Emerge?
On The Horizon: The Police Organization of the Future
A Brief Look Backward
Structures and Processes
Maximizing the Power of Generations
Eligibility for Employment
Creating a Preferred Culture
The Nexus between Training and Education
Purposive Career Development
Radical Change
Putting It All Together
Revisiting the Book’s Themes
Other Considerations for the Future
Wild Cards
Leveraging Culture
The Role of Community
Using the Leadership GPS to Navigate into the Future
Practical Strategies
Reconceptualizing Police Management and Leadership to
Create Better Policing
Appendix: Principles of the Wheaton Police Department

Biography

Michael E. Buerger, Joseph A. Schafer, Richard W. Mysers, Carl J. Jensen III, Bernhard H. Levin

"This well-crafted book, replete with anecdotes, systematically addresses issues such as technology, hiring practices, training, budgets, labor relations, evolving communities, and post 9-11 trends that challenge today’s police departments. The reader will come away with a wealth of information from sections in the book called ‘Voices from the Field.’ These are the words of law enforcement professionals who have shared their experiences, which augment the authors’ own perspectives. … Written specifically for law enforcement executives and police officers striving for advancement, this book will also encourage those dedicated to promoting the police profession through the use of foresight to continue with their futurist ideology."
—Dr. Brian L. Royster, Saint Peter’s University, in Security Management