PERSONAL PROBLEM AREAS WITH WHICH POLICE DEPARTMENTS MUST DEAL INCLUDE THE TENDENCY OF SOME OFFICERS TO DEVOTE TOO MUCH TIME TO THEIR WORK (I.E., THE WORKAHOLIC); THE OFFICER WHO HAS 6 OR 8 YEARS OF SENIORITY BUT HAS NOT BEEN PROMOTED (THE BURNOUT); DIVORCE AND OTHER FAMILY PROBLEMS; ALCOHOLISM; HEART DISEASE, BACK TROUBLE, AND OTHER PHYSICAL PROBLEMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF FEMALE AND MINORITY OFFICERS; ADJUSTMENT TO RETIREMENT; SUICIDE, PARTICULARLY AMONG OLDER OFFICERS; AND CAREER UNCERTAINTY. BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT LACKS CONTROL OVER SOME OF THE CENTRAL DETERMINANTS OF STRESS AND BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTIES INVOLVED IN RELATING STRESS TO SPECIFIC PERSONAL PROBLEMS, IT APPEARS THAT INITIAL EFFORTS SHOULD FOCUS ON THE PROBLEMS THEMSELVES. METHODS FOR REDUCING AND PREVENTING PERSONAL PROBLEMS OF POLICE OFFICERS INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING, COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM PERSONNEL PLANS, MIDMANAGEMENT TRAINING, INVOLVEMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS' ORGANIZATIONS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES, PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, ORIENTATION PROGRAMS FOR POLICE OFFICERS' SPOUSES, CAREER COUNSELING, AND PHASED RETIREMENT PROGRAMS. A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE THE PERSONAL PROBLEMS OF POLICE OFFICERS IS NEEDED.