IT IS STATED THAT THE TIME HAS COME TO ASK IF THE RESULTS ACHIEVED THROUGH A DECADE OF INCREASED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORD WITH THE STATE GOALS OF POLICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND, MORE SPECIFICALLY, WHICH PROGRAMS HAVE PRODUCED THE GREATEST BENEFITS. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND EDUCATORS SHOULD COOPERATE TO FIND OUT IF OFFICERS HOLDING A BACCALAUREAT DEGREE ADVANCE IN RANK MORE RAPIDLY THAN OFFICERS WITHOUT A DEGREE, IF THE NUMBER OF COLLEGE CREDITS EARNED IS POSITIVELY CORRELATED WITH PERFORMANCE ON THE JOB, AND IF COLLEGE-TRAINED OFFICERS ARE RATED MORE HIGHLY BY SUPERIORS AND CITIZENS THAN NONCOLLEGE-TRAINED. WHILE THE OUTCOME MAY NOT BE PLEASING TO EDUCATORS AND POLICE OFFICIALS WHO MAY HAVE VIEWED EDUCATION AS A SOLUTION TO A HOST OF COMPLEX SOCIAL PROBLEMS, THERE IS AN OBLIGATION TO