AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED ARE: THE POLICE AND POLITICS; POLICE AND MINORITY GROUPS; THE ROLE OF COURTS IN A STATEWIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM; TEAM POLICING; LATERAL ENTRY; POLICE REVIEW BOARDS; THE POLICE AND THEIR PROBLEMS (E.G., POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS); THE USE OF FORCE; JOB PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; ORGANIZED CRIME; POLICE ETHICS; THE TRADITIONAL POLICE ORGANIZATION; AND POLICE PLANNING. THE TEXT COMBINES THEORY WITH EVERYDAY POLICE KNOWLEDGE IN ADDRESSING PROBLEMS IMPORTANT TO BOTH POLICE ADMINISTRATORS AND PERSONNEL. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS APPENDED.