This report answers four questions posed by Congress concerning the polic recruit training program in the District of Columbia. Information was gathered at the policy academy and at police headquarters through records and interviews and by visits to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and to three police departments. The study's findings were as follows: (1) there have been changes in the police academy course of study and academic requirements, although the academy did not document the changes and the reasons for them; (2) although there was little documentation, it appears that at least five recruit termination recommendations were overturned by officials above the director of training level; (3) police academy instructors are selected through a formal selection process and receive both classroom and on-the-job training; and (4) a process exists for the police department to acquire accreditation for its training academy, and other avenues for the process may also be available. (KC)