15495. Police Role in the Contemporary Era: An Administrative Law Analysis. This paper provides an analysis of the role of the police officer as viewed from the perspective of administrative law. The first section provides a brief definition and overview of the concept of administrative law and its application related to the proper role of law enforcement. The next section examines the evolution of the police role during the contemporary post-reform era, tracing the shift from the professional model to the current interest in problem-oriented and community-policing models. A concluding section summarizes the findings and speculates on the future role of the police officer. KEYWORDS: police departments officer roles community policy problem oriented model police reform. Turabian Style with Endnotes. 18 pages, 29 footnotes, 24 bibliographic references + Table of Cases