1. Should police leaders plan to make major changes in policing strategies every 10 years?
2. Anticipate some major changes in the population that will affect American policing in the near future.
3. Will the Internet affect local law enforcement?
4. How will the trend toward private security affect policing?
5. The rapid pace of technology will continue to change the way we police. Can you recognize ways technology is currently changing American policing?
6. What traits come to mind when you envision a police leader of the future?

Your first year as the police chief of the Greenfield Police Department has been a resounding success. When you arrived the department was a traditional crime-fighting organization with a military command structure. Now the department is well on its way to implementing a community policing strategy and a participative management structure. You are confident the department’s mission is in line with the current needs of the Greenfield community.