THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORT WAS TO REVIEW AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE PRELIMINARY WORK ON POLICE MINIMUM STANDARDS ALREADY COMPLETED BY THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. THE FOUR ACTIVITIES OF THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORT WERE: A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART IN POLICE STANDARDS, A BRIEF EXAMINATION OF THE 'PHILOSOPHY' OF STANDARDS, IDENTIFICATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL CATEGORIES IN WHICH MINIMUM POLICE STANDARDS ARE NEEDED, AND DEVELOPMENT OF AS MANY SPECIFIC SUGGESTED STANDARDS AS TIME WOULD PERMIT. INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT ARE A LIST OF CRITERIA WHICH SHOULD APPLY TO ALL STANDARDS AND THE TEXT OF THE MINIMUM STANDARDS DEVELOPED DURING THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORT.