POLICE COVERAGE IN CONNECTICUT IS DESCRIBED. USE AND TRAINING OF SUPERNUMERARIES, THE ALLOCATION OF EQUIPMENT, PAY AND BENEFITS, AND ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM ARE PRESENTED. PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND CURRICULUM ARE GIVEN. ALSO INCLUDED ARE CURRICULUM FOR POLICE IN OTHER STATES. THE POLICE STANDARDS SECTION REFLECTS A SURVEY OF CONNECTICUT POLICE AGENCIES ON POLICE APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS AND COVERS RECRUITING, APPLICANTS, EXAMINATIONS, BOARDS, INVESTIGATIONS, VETERAN PREFERENCES, PHYSICAL AND RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS, AND PROCEDURES. 28 REFERENCES