Table of Contents

Foreword, Acknowledgments, Author Biographies, 1 Setting the Stage, 2 Futures Thinking and Research, 3 Future Trends, 4 Communities, 5 Boundaries: Disappearing, Reemerging, and Merging, 6 The Future of Crime, 7 On the Beat, 8 Police Personnel: Culture, Hiring, and Development, 9 Organizational Solutions, 10 On the Horizon: The Police Organization of the Future, 11 Putting It All Together, Appendix: Principles of the Wheaton Police Department

About the Author

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

Reviews

"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