Five trends were used in this analysis, including level of crime rate, public and governmental willingness to fund law enforcement activities, restructuring training for law enforcement, level of police corruption, and level of State budget funding. In addition, the study identified five potential events that would impact on this issue: formation of fee assessment districts, police charges for services, abolition of exclusionary rule, State licensing for police officers, and abolition of use of lethal force. Exploratory and normative, then hypothetical, scenarios were played out using these trends and events. The strategic management plan developed for this envisioned police department included a mission statement, situation analysis, organizational capability analysis, description of stakeholders, alternative strategies, and preferred strategy and implementation plan. The transition management plan, designed to carry out the preferred strategy, consisted of identifying critical mass individuals, a management structure, and relevant technologies and methods. 11 notes, 11 references, and 5 appendixes