ABSTRACT

Law enforcement is heading for uncharted waters. Beyond dealing with criminal activity and enforcing state statutes, law enforcement personnel are at the time of this writing in the throes of war with a frontline that has no defined latitude or longitude. The enemy is often faceless and leaderless. What will the future hold? Although no one can predict the future, one certainty is that technology will be at the forefront. International and domestic terrorist groups are here to stay, but they will no longer be treated as two distinct factions. There are no boundaries with terrorists or organized hate groups. Law enforcement has embarked on a new frontier that cannot be disregarded and appears to be endless. Times have changed and so must law enforcement.