THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A SWORN POLICE STRENGTH OF 106 OFFICERS SERVING 47,000 RESIDENTS LIVING IN A 21 SQUARE MILE AREA. THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ASSIGNMENT WAS TO GENERATE ANALYSES OF THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT (JPD) PERSONNEL SYSTEM AS IT IMPACTS ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EEOP) AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM (AAP) CONSIDERATIONS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS TO IDENTIFY DEFICIENCIES IN THE PRESENT PERSONNEL SYSTEM THAT MAY CREATE LEGAL PROBLEMS FOR THE CITY AND/OR MAY BE CONTRARY TO SOUND PERSONNEL PRACTICES. IN ADDITION, IT WAS TO GUIDE THE JPD IN IMPROVING ITS PERSONNEL PRACTICES AND THE EEOP/AAP OF THE DEPARTMENT. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DEPARTMENT LACKED FORMALIZED WRITTEN PROCEDURES TO ESTABLISH PERSONNEL POLICY. SEVERAL DEFICIENCIES WERE ALSO NOTED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S EEOP/AAP. SHORT-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE TO IMPROVE THE MINORITY RECRUITMENT AND PERSONNEL SELECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT. LONG-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REVISED ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL SYSTEM ARE ALSO PRESENTED.