BASED ON DATA GATHERED IN A STUDY OF POLICE AGENCIES IN 80 STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (SMSA'S), THIS REPORT ALSO EXAMINES PATTERNS OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY POLICE AGENCY TRAINING, PERSONNEL PRACTICES, AND COMPENSATION. AGENCIES ARE CHARACTERIZED ACCORDING TO INSTITUTIONAL TYPE, SIZE OF RESIDENT POPULATION SERVED, AND NUMBER OF OFFICERS PER AGENCY. AN AGENCY WAS EXAMINED ONLY IF ITS OFFICERS POSSESSED EXTRAORDINARY POWERS OF ARREST IN THE CONDUCT OF THEIR DUTIES. POLICE AGENCIES ON 108 CAMPUSES - REPRESENTING 28 STATES AND 60 SMSA'S - MET THE CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION. STUDY FINDINGS SHOWED THAT MANY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE A RANGE OF SERVICES OFTEN EQUAL TO, AND SOMETIMES SURPASSING, THAT OF MUNICIPAL AGENCIES. DIFFERENCES IN SERVICE PROVISION AMONG DEPARTMENTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED ACCORDING TO THEIR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, SIZE, FORM OF INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL, AND RELATIONSHIP TO RESIDENT POPULATION. CAMPUS AND MUNICIPAL AGENCIES ARE ALSO COMPARED AND CHANGES OVER TIME IN ENTRY - LEVEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND SALARY STRUCTURES ARE NOTED. A LIST OF THE 108 CAMPUS POLICE AGENCIES INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY IS APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) (SNI ABSTRACT)