THE PERSONNEL EVALUATION SYSTEM PROVIDES THE SUPERVISOR WITH A QUANTITATIVE MEASURE OF EACH OFFICER'S PERFORMANCE OF CLEARLY DEFINED TASKS RELATED TO TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT, ACCIDENT SCENE MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATION, TRAFFIC DIRECTION AND CONTROL, COURT SYSTEM INTERACTION, AND MOTORIST ASSISTANCE. THE SUPERVISOR'S GUIDE OPENS WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES AND QUANTITATIVE PERSONNEL EVALUATION. THE EIGHT EVALUATIVE FACTORS EMPLOYED BY THE EVALUATION SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED; THEY INCLUDE HOW AN OFFICER PERFORMS PATROL, MAKES TRAFFIC VIOLATION STOPS, EVALUATES VIOLATIONS, ISSUES ENFORCE ACTION, MANAGES AND INVESTIGATES TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, PREPARES AND PRESENTS TRAFFIC-RELATED TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE, PROVIDES HIGHWAY SERVICE AND ASSISTANCE, DIRECTS AND CONTROLS TRAFFIC. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR GATHERING EVALUATION DATA AND FOR USING THE DATA TO COMPLETE RATING FORMS FOR EACH EVALUATIVE FACTOR ARE PRESENTED. ITEM-BY-ITEM ANALYSES OF EVALUATION FORMS ARE INCLUDED. EXAMPLES OF COMPLETED EVALUATIVE FACTOR RATING FORMS ARE APPENDED. A GLOSSARY AND BLANK FORMS ARE PROVIDED. FOR INFORMATION ON THE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS OF THE EVALUATION SYSTEM, SEE NCJ-45511. (LKM)