SUBJECTS ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF POLICE TRAINING PRACTICES AND HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND COMPLETED A SCALE DESIGNED TO MEASURE DOGMATISM. NONWHITE SUBJECTS EVALUATED POLICE TRAINING AND EDUCATION SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FAVORABLY THAN DID WHITE SUBJECTS. FOR BOTH WHITES AND NONWHITES, HIGHLY DOGMATIC SUBJECTS TENDED TO HOLD MORE FAVORABLE ATTITUDES ABOUT POLICE TRAINING AND EDUCATION THAN DID LESS DOGMATIC SUBJECTS; HOWEVER DOGMATISM HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ATTITUDES ONLY AMONG NONWHITES. IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS RELATIVE TO IMPROVING COOPERATION BETWEEN POLICE AND CITIZENS ARE DISCUSSED. SUPPORTING DATA AND A LIST OF REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--LKM)