MARION COUNTY HAS FOUR ORGANIZED POLICE AGENCIES: THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT; THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITIES OF OCALA, BELLEVIEW, AND DUNNELLON. TWO OF THESE AGENCIES ARE LARGE: THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT (44 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES) AND THE OCALA POLICE DEPARTMENT (70 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES). TWO OF THE AGENCIES ARE SMALL: THE BELLEVIEW POLICE DEPARTMENT (THREE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES) AND THE DUNNELLON POLICE DEPARTMENT (FIVE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES). THE SMALL DEPARTMENTS ARE NOT PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF QUALITY POLICE SERVICES. THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE THE ORGANIZATIONAL OR ECONOMIC POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE FULL SERVICE NOR CAN INVESTMENT IN CERTAIN ESSENTIAL SERVICES, REQUIRED ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BE ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED FOR THESE DEPARTMENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)