THE RESEARCH FINDINGS INDICATE THAT POLICE EMPHASIS ON CRIME-RELATED ACTIVITIES HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE CRIME REDUCTION GOALS AND MAY HAVE EXACERBATED PROBLEMS OF POLICE-CITIZEN ALIENATION AND CITIZEN FEAR OF CRIME. IT IS NOTED THAT, EVEN AT BEST, POLICE CAN HAVE ONLY A LIMITED EFFECT ON CRIME. POLICE AGENCIES ARE URGED TO ABANDON STRATEGIES THAT PREVENT EXTENSIVE CONTACT WITH CITIZENS, TO DIRECT THEIR ATTENTION TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF POLICE-CITIZEN INTERACTION, AND TO DEVELOPING APPROACHES TO POLICING THAT REDUCE FEAR OF CRIME. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--LKM)