THE SUBJECTS COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES THAT INCLUDED MEASURES OF ANOMIE, CYNICISM, EMPATHY, OVERIDENTIFICATION, POLICE CONSERVATISM, REGARD FOR THE PUBLIC, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND SOLIDARITY, PLUS INDEXES OF SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN POLICE WORK. IN GENERAL, THE FINDINGS SHOW THAT THE OFFICERS DIFFER IN ORIENTATION AS A FUNCTION OF THE DURATION OF EXPOSURE TO THE POLICE ENVIRONMENT (YEARS OF EXPERIENCE), THE NATURAL MATURATION PROCESS (AGE), AND INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES AND ASSIGNED ACTIVITIES. THE FINDINGS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CONCEPT OF OCCUPATIONAL SOCIALIZATION OF POLICE. IN ADDITION, THE RECURRENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORIENTATION MEASURES AND SPECIFIC JOB EXPERIENCES AND ASSIGNMENTS INDICATES THAT SOME ASPECTS OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S OCCUPATIONAL SOCIALIZATION ARE THE PRODUCT OF MORE THAN THE TIME ASPECT OF EXPERIENCE ON THE JOB. SUPPORTING DATA AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED-LKM)