THE CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEAA REGION VIII STATES. AMONG THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONFERENCE WAS THE CALL FOR A LEAA RURAL DIRECTORATE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. PARTICIPANTS FURTHER URGED THAT REGION VIII EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A CONTINUING MULTISTATE EFFORT TO STIMULATE AND SUPPORT RURAL-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING IN THE AREA OF LAW ENFORCEMENT; COORDINATE AND MAXIMIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING RESOURCES IN THE REGION; AND PROMOTE AN INTERSTATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. A PARTICIPANTORGANIZED TASK FORCE WAS NAMED TO HELP COORDINATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)