THE MANUAL IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO INCREASE REPRESENTATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES AND WOMEN AS SWORN PEACE OFFICERS. IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT MINORITY RECRUITMENT DOES NOT REFER TO PREFERENTIAL HIRING PRACTICES; RATHER, THE GOAL IS TO ATTRACT THE MOST QUALIFIED MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS. IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, ALL PERSONS SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES. THE RIGHTS OF MINORITY AND WOMEN APPLICANTS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE 14TH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT, LEAA, THE OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, AND THE COURTS. THE ORGANIZATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND COMMITMENT, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, NEEDS AND GOALS, AND REQUISITE RESOURCES OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF DISCRIMINATION ISSUES AND ANSWERS. IMPLEMENTATION OF A MINORITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAM WILL REQUIRE THE IDENTIFICATION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED, A SURVEY OF THE LABOR MARKET, DEVELOPMENT OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTION CRITERIA, PLANS, AND PROCEDURES. POTENTIAL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN DECISIONS OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. CAREER DEVELOPMENT IS DISCUSSED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS AND ORGANIZATION CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS. TYPES OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AREAS AND PROGRAMS ARE OUTLINED. MINORITY RECRUITMENT SHOULD BE SEEN AS PART OF THE OVERALL CAREFULLY PLANNED RECRUITMENT EFFORT. RECRUITMENT BY OBJECTIVES IS RECOMMENDED FOR RECRUITMENT PLANNING. ROLE OF THE RECRUITER IS DISCUSSED; AND RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES SUCH AS ADVERTISEMENT, WORK/STUDY PROGRAMS AND INTERNSHIPS, AND OPEN HOUSES AND SPEAKERS ARE REVIEWED. A SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM WILL REQUIRE ACCURATE RECORDKEEPING AND ONGOING PROGRAM EVALUATION IN TERMS OF PRESENT RECRUITMENT OBJECTIVES. A REVIEW OF HIRING PRACTICES WHICH MAY UNNECESSARILY DISQUALIFY LARGE NUMBERS OF MINORITY/WOMEN APPLICANTS (I.E., WRITTEN EXAMINATION, HEIGHT/WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS) IS ALSO RECOMMENDED. APPENDED ARE THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF BLACK MALES AND WHITE FEMALES INDICATING JOB FACTORS PERCEIVED AS RECOMMENDING POLICE WORK TO OTHER MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS, AND REPRODUCTIONS OF TWO RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENTS. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS ALSO PROVIDED.