The Future of Policing The future of policing is pretty clear where it's headed. It has slowly reformed to meet people's needs, reduce crime and make the police more efficient. Some of the reforms that will likely take place in the future include better educated police officers and police leaders, consolidation of police departments to save money and resources, updated technology, racial and gender equality, better testing techniques to recruit and promote all inside the system. department and improving proactive planning techniques. One such proactive tool that is sure to become more widely used and better implemented is community policing. It has evolved since its first introduction into the world of policing and will see further reforms in the future. Compstat should also become more widely used by nearly all police departments to hold officers more accountable and to improve crime mapping. Current economic and political trends will influence how and whether certain reforms are implemented. Some trends, such as rising costs for medical services, will affect officer salaries and benefits, while the growth of inexpensive technology with instant communication via cell phones and personal computers will improve response times and the distribution of information in a manner quick and effective. Changing demographics of the population, as the cultural and ethical diversity of the population increases, will create a greater need for career equality. This will also be favored by the immigration of professionals with a higher level of education from third world countries. Increased multinational organized crime activity will create a greater need for better communication between countries and joint efforts to stop it. Growing concerns about crimes committed by violent youth and individuals armed with modern weapons, terrorism and threats against our infrastructure will also shape how policing reforms to address these growing threats. Due to increased concern about terrorism, more resources will be devoted to national security. These are resources that could have helped internal crime and police management and will have to be compensated. Smart credit cards, DNA identification and global positioning systems will also help shape the new model of policing. One of the major problems most police departments face is using cost-effectiveness…half the paper…on them to find the individual or crack down on the group. A great example of this is in Israel, with the fight against militant groups like Hamas. Groups like this receive funding from other countries around the world that support terrorism. An international police force could more easily gather intelligence on the group and also act as a barrier between Israelis and Palestinians. This organization would be very similar to the United Nations, but instead of politics and an army it would be a world police force that could actually arrest individuals and put them on trial before the world. Finally, the future of policing appears to be already headed in a good direction, focusing on improving communication between departments and with the public. The strong emphasis on community policing will help people feel more comfortable with the police and not with their own society. However, some reforms need more attention, such as that of international police forces, due to recent events such as 9/11...