[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR92.4]

[Page 409]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 92--OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS)--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart A--Police Corps Eligibility and Selection Criteria
 
Sec. 92.4  How will participants be selected from applicants?

    (a) Applicants should be selected competitively based upon selection 
criteria developed by the State Police Corps agency pursuant to this 
subsection. Appropriate application materials should be developed by the 
State Police Corps agency to obtain the information reasonably needed to 
make selection and assignment decisions and to provide required 
information to the Director.
    (b) The State Police Corps agency should develop selection criteria 
in consultation with local law enforcement officials, representatives of 
police labor organizations and police management organizations, and 
other appropriate State and local agencies. Selection criteria should 
seek to attract highly qualified individuals with backgrounds and 
characteristics likely to assure effective participation in the Police 
Corps. Criteria should include consideration of factors bearing on the 
statutory eligibility requirements set forth in Sec. 92.1, and may 
include (without limitation) consideration of:
    (1) Scholastic record;
    (2) Work experience;
    (3) Extracurricular and/or community involvement;
    (4) Letters of recommendation;
    (5) Demonstrated interest in policing as a career.
    (c) After selection, the State Police Corps agency will forward to 
the Director, Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education a 
list of persons selected for admission to the Police Corps. With respect 
to each person, the list should set forth:
    (1) Name;
    (2) Address;
    (3) Social security number;
    (4) Name and location of law enforcement agency to which the person 
has been assigned;
    (5) Educational institution in which the person is enrolled or has 
been accepted for admission, and course of study;
    (6) Date on which the person is expected to commence his/her 
service;
    (7) Certification that the person has been found to meet the 
statutory selection criteria at 42 U.S.C. Sec. 14096;
    (8) A Police Corps Agreement signed by the applicant; and
    (9) An itemization of the educational expenses that the person is 
eligible to receive through scholarship and/or reimbursement.
    (i) With respect to individuals identified to receive educational 
assistance under Sec. 92.2(c), the list should contain the information 
in paragraphs (c) (1), (2), (3), (5) and (9) of this section.
    (ii) With respect to the list in the aggregate, a summary of the 
racial and gender distribution of the individuals.
    (d) After selection, the State Policy Corps agency should notify 
applicants of their selection, their agency assignment, and their 
assignment to a training class. However, admission to the Police Corps 
is not final until the Police Corps Agreement has been signed both by 
the applicant and the Director.