Smart societies posenew challenges forpolice organizations. Demands for more efficiency and effectivenesstestpolice organizationswhichare often resistant to change. This bookuses the concept of theabstract police to describe the way in which police organizations have tried to adapt to these new evolutions and the consequences.The chapters stem from a conference called Street Policing in a Smart Society which sought to frame and analyse these developments in policing. In this book, the concept of the abstract police isintroduced, analysedand then challenged from different angles, looking attheevolutions related to technology, plural policing, police discretion and police decision making. As such, the book is a reflection of current debates on policing and police organization, aiming to give input to the debate by providing new insights on police and police work.