The future of policing is very bright, but it will be characterized by challenges, change, and hope.

The role of policing, which is to professionally guide community safety, will not change. But the tasks, methods, and how the role is accomplished will change. Policing does not happen in a vacuum and is responsive to societal pressures and desires. Recently there has been a widespread call for change to U.S. policing. Much of this has centered around the use of force and police-citizen interactions generally, but especially involving minorities. Most aspects of U.S. society have demanded a variety of changes. These range from defund, abolish, or minimize the police to providing additional controls and resources. Many quick decisions were made without the input of police professionals. Most of which were decisions that caused reductions in staffing and services and, arguably, negatively impacted U.S. crime rates.