POLICE OPERATIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES ARE CLOSER TO EACH OTHER THAN TO THOSE IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND. IN ENGLAND, 50 PERCENT OF THE FUNDING FOR POLICE COMES FROM THE LOCAL AREA AND 50 PERCENT COMES FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. THE SPEAKER DESCRIBES THE TRAINING A BRITISH POLICE OFFICER RECEIVES. RECRUITMENT TECHNIQUES ARE DESCRIBED AND DRAMATIZED. THE SPEAKER ALSO EXPLAINS THE WAY THE POLICE CADET CORPS WORKS TO RECRUIT YOUNG MEN WITH AN INTEREST IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER. THE SPEAKER GIVES A PICTURE OF THE OPERATION OF THE POLICE DISTRICT TRAINING CENTERS AND THE WORK THEY DO. FOR RELATED INFORMATION, SEE NCJ-40545-40548....BDS