ABSTRACT
An era in policing is ending. As we approach the turn of the 20th century, police departments are embracing concepts of community policing and de-emphasizing the incident-driven police response. This approach to policing will bring fundamental change to how police officers do their jobs and will alter tradition-clad practices that have formed the cornerstone of police services in this century. Moreover, it will create a certain amount of turmoil as police departments struggle to incorporate change. Police psychologists stand to play a key role in affecting and managing these changes because of what they bring to the process: substantial knowledge about police officers and police organization behavior. Consequently, new roles for police psychologists will emerge and current practices may be challenged by what promises to be an innovative and exciting time in the evolution of modern policing.
