INCIDENCE DATA REGARDING MINORITY APPLICATIONS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT. DATA REGARDING DETERRING FACTORS WERE OBTAINED THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH PAST AND PRESENT MINORITY OFFICERS, MINORITY COMMUNITY LEADERS AND CITIZENS, AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL. INCIDENCE DATA INDICATE THAT THE NUMBER OF MINORITY OFFICERS HAS CONSISTENTLY REMAINED LOW. INTERVIEW RESPONSES SUGGEST THAT FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OF RECRUITMENT EFFORTS IS NEEDED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WITHIN THE HIGH SCHOOLS WITH SPECIAL EFFORTS TO INVOLVE COUNSELORS. RESPONDENTS SUGGESTED THE NEED FOR A CONCENTRATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AT ALL GRADE LEVELS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS TO FURTHER THE UNDERSTADING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO ACQUAINT STUDENTS WITH THE ADVANTAGES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERS. FOR THE OTHER REPORTS IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-34909.