THE TEXT FOCUSES ON THE DAY-TO-DAY PROBLEMS, RISKS, AND REWARDS OF MANAGING A POLICE DEPARTMENT, EMPHASIZING THE THE HUMAN ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT AND CITING PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP TECHNIQUES. THE DISCUSSION TOUCHES ON SUCH ISSUES AS CITIZEN RESPONSIBILITY, IMPARTIAL POLICE SERVICE, THE USE OF FORCE, POLICE UNION ACTIVISM, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, RELATIONS WITH THE MEDIA, AND LEGAL SOURCES OF AUTHORITY. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE ETHNIC BALANCE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MANAGEMENT BY PARTICIPATION, WOMEN IN POLICING, CYNICISM AMONG POLICE, PROFESSIONAL SOLITUDE, AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. IN ADDITION TO CHAPTERS ON POLICE LEADERSHIP AND POLICE MANAGEMENT (ORGANIZING FOR MANAGEMENT, COMMAND CONTROL, PERSONNEL, ETC.), THE TEXT OFFERS AN OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF POLICING, FACTORS IN POLICE EFFECTIVENESS, AND PROFESSIONALISM. THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED, TOGETHER WITH THE 20 MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE THE DEPARTMENT. AN INDEX IS PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--LKM)