Part I. Definition of the issues -- A. Introduction -- B. Absence of a theoretical base -- C. Police discretion -- D. Political discretion -- E. Resource allocation -- 1. Apportioning responsibility for crime -- 2. Apportioning responsibility for services -- F. Societal and institutional change -- Part II. Present solutions -- A. Introduction -- B. The constitutional organization of public policing -- C. Public police organization -- 1. Functional divisions -- 2. Human resource development -- (a) Recruitment and selection procedures -- (b) Education and training -- (c) Promotion policies -- (d) Labour relations -- Part III. Advantages and disadvantages of current arrangements -- A. Introduction -- B. Constitutional arrangements of public policing -- C. Public police organization -- 1. Functional divisions -- 2. Human resource development -- (a) Recruitment and selection procedures -- (b) Education and training -- (c) Promotion policies -- (d) Labour relations -- Part IV. Preparing the police for the future -- A. Introduction -- B. Political discretion -- (a) The capability-factor and the optimum size of a police force -- (b) Selective enforcement and the constitutional position of the chief of police -- (c) Human resource development -- (i) Recruitment and selection -- (ii) Education and training -- (iii) Promotion policies -- (iv) Labour relations -- C. Police discretion -- (a) Preventive policing philosophy -- (b) Use of detective resources -- (i) The re-active function -- (ii) The pro-active function -- D. Conclusion -- Endnotes.