THE AIMS OF THIS PROJECT WERE TO COMPARE JOB PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF PEACE OFFICERS IN FOUR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF KANSAS POLICE AGENCIES (CLASS I, II, AND III CITIES, AS WELL AS SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS), AND TO SIMILARLY COMPARE BASIC POLICE TRAINING NEEDS AS PERCEIVED BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS OF THE AGENCIES. THE REPORT CITES THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE EXISTING PEACE OFFICERS' TRAINING SYSTEM AS DETERMINED BY WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM AND FIELD INTERVIEWS WITH THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS OF 45 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN KANSAS. THE RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDE A PRELIMINARY RANK ORDERING OF TASKS PERFORMED BY PEACE OFFICERS, PROVIDING A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF TASK PERFORMANCE FREQUENCIES ACCORDING TO CATEGORY OF AGENCY, AS WELL AS A FINAL RANK ORDERING OF TASKS PERFORMED BY PEACE OFFICERS OF THESE CATEGORIES. THIS FINAL RANKING WAS DETERMINED BY A CONSOLIDATION OF PRELIMINARY RANKINGS, FIELD OBSERVATIONS, INTERVIEWS OF BEAT OFFICERS AND THEIR SUPERVISORS, AND VIEWS OF CONSULTANTS. A SUMMARY OF OTHER SIGNIFICANT JOB AND TASK VARIABLES WHICH HAVE BEEN DEEMED IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING BASIC POLICE TRAINING CURRICULUM IS ALSO PRESENTED.