ABSTRACT The research reported here explores the issue of officer resistance to community oriented policing. Much has been written about the current move to a community oriented philosophy of policing which presents anecdotal evidence that some officers are dissatisfied with contemporary reforms. Building on Neiderhoffer's conception of officer cynicism as a product of dissatisfaction, this research tests whether officers who share their agency's policing philosophy are less cynical than those who disagree with the agency philosophy. Data from a survey of officers in a Southwestern Ohio suburban city are used to test for links between officer commitment to community policing, satisfaction with their current jobs, and levels of cynicism. Policy implications of the findings are briefly discussed.