During the first two decades of this third millennium, law enforcement officers have shouldered numerous changes in public safety operations.

Some of the changes have been the result of technological advancements, while the genesis of other changes has been the result of social demands or needed tactical adjustments to counter adversarial intentions. The amount of change over these past 20 years has not always been met with nimble, unified law enforcement management practices. Consider for a moment how law enforcement management practices have failed to uniformly adapt to the changing public safety landscape and how these management practices need to be rethought as they relate to the following law enforcement dilemmas: