Alternative future scenarios are presented, one of which is selected for strategic management by the Sacramento Police Department. Strategic and transition management plans advance a leadership role for police which relies on an advisory board and forums to be held with internal and external stakeholders. Major points in the strategic plan include the following: appointment of a program manager by the police chief; data collection and analysis of crime displacement and effects on police workload; information sharing by multidiscipline team members; visits by police management and police union representatives to cities with successful neighborhood revitalization projects; committee reports on funding and law and policy changes; and continuous evaluation of the progress of multidiscipline neighborhood revitalization projects. The author concludes that the police role will be affected by expectations and demands of community groups and that police officers must collaborate with community and local government service providers in order to effectively revitalize urban neighborhoods. Supplemental information on the futures study is appended. References, endnotes, tables, and figures