ABSTRACT
Youmightagreethatyouhaveasubstantial roleinproblem-orientedprojects,butyou mightaskhowyoucouldeversucceedinthat rolegiventherealitiesofyourjob.Howcould youdevotethetimeneededforthekindof carefulanalysesrequired?Howcouldyou makealong-termcommitmenttoaproject, whenyouarecontinuallybeingaskedtoproducestatisticalreportsandmapsimmediately, ifnotbefore?Howwouldyoueverbe acceptedasanequalmemberoftheteam, whenyouareamerecivilian?Howcouldyou functionasanequalmemberwhenyourboss wantstoapproveeveryanalysisyousuggest andwantstoseeallyourworkbeforeitleaves theunit?Howcouldyourestrainthenatural impatienceofofficerstomovetoasolution beforetheanalysisiscomplete?Howcould youpersuadethemtoconsidersolutions otherthanidentifyingandarrestingoffenders? Howwouldyoudealwithcriticismsthatyou aremoreinterestedin'research'thanpractical action?Inshort,youmaybewonderingwhat planetwearelivingonbecauseitcertainly resemblesnothingyouhaveseen.
