PRIOR THEORETICAL WORK IS REVIEWED AND THE CHAMBLISSSEIDMAN THEORY OF POLICE BEHAVIOR IS SAID TO COME CLOSEST TO COMBINING STRUCTURAL AND PROCESSUAL LEVELS OF EXPLANATION INTO AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM. THE ADDITION OF OPERANT LEARNING THEORY AS AN EXPLANATORY DEVICE IS SAID TO ELABORATE ON THE PROCESSUAL ASPECTS OF THE THEORY. IN SO DOING, FOUR GENERAL LEVELS OF PROCESSUAL EXPLANATION ARE DEVELOPED AND EXAMINED IN LIGHT OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHAMBLISS-SEIDMAN STRUCTURAL CONFLICT ORIENTATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)