STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ARREST OR APPREHEND SUSPECTS AND DO NOT CARRY WEAPONS. REPORTS OF ALL IRREGULAR OCCURENCES OR DISTURBANCES ARE RADIOED TO A CENTRAL DISPATCHER WHO SENDS A REGULAR CITY POLICE CRUISER TO INVESTIGATE. THIS STUDY ALSO ASSESSED STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD A CAMPUS SECURITY FORCE COMPOSED OF STUDENTS AND INVESTIGATED THE TYPE OF STUDENT MOST EFFECTIVE IN THE ROLE OF SECURITY OFFICER. ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRES WERE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT BODY AS A WHOLE, THE STUDENT MEMBERS OF THE CAMPUS SECURITY FORCE, AND A GROUP OF 36 SECURITY FORCE APPLICANTS. STUDY FINDINGS INDICATED THAT STUDENT BODY ATTITUDES RANGED FROM 'AMBIVALENT' TO 'SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE', THAT THE CAMPUS SECURITY FORCE MAINTAINED A LOW-KEY IMAGE DUE TO ITS LACK OF FORCEFULNESS AND LOW VISIBILITY, THAT THE CAMPUS CRIME RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED, AND THAT MANKATO CITY POLICE INTERVENTION ON CAMPUS WAS REDUCED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT WHILE THE CAMPUS SECURITY FORCE'S CRIME REDUCTION/DETERRENCE EFFECT WAS DOUBTFUL, ITS LOWER COST MIGHT JUSTIFY ITS EXISTENCE. LITTLE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE WAS FOUND BETWEEN STUDENT APPLICANTS AND ACTUAL SECURITY FORCE MEMBERS AND THE REST OF THE STUDENT BODY.