THIS REPORT PROVIDES INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD HELP TO STRENGTHEN THE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITY OF LOCAL POLICE ADMINISTRATORS. A 15-PAGE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ADDRESSED TO 327 INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, UNIVERSITY, AND AIRPORT POLICE DEPARTMENTS. THE RETURN RATE FOR THE QUESTIONNAIRES WAS 40.36 PERCENT. IN GENERAL, THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FOCUSED ON MANY OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES OF KENTUCKY POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND IS FURNISHED FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSES OF STUDY AND COMPARISON. DATA ARE DIVIDED INTO 12 CATEGORIES INCLUDING GENERAL INFORMATION, PERSONNEL, ANNUAL SALARIES, BENEFITS, PERSONAL APPAREL AND EQUIPMENT, PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, PATROL OPERATIONS, VEHICLES AND WEAPONS, PRE-EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION METHODS, PATROL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT, AND PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES. FINALLY, SELECTED DATA ARE IDENTIFIED BY INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS. DATA SHOULD BE COMPARED CAUTIOUSLY, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DIFFERENCES IN INTERPRETATION OF TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE. TABULAR STATISTICAL MATERIAL COMPRISES THE BULK OF THE SURVEY AND AN APPENDIX IS PROVIDED. (LWM)