10318. EMPLOYEE DRUG TESTING AND SOCIAL WELFARE: THE CASE OF POLICE OFFICERS. This paper considers the political, legal and social issues involved in employee drug testing within the occupational category of the public sector -- police officers. The analysis considers the problem in terms of a social welfare issue: the rights of the police officers to privacy are weighed against the need for public safety. 6 pages, 16 footnotes, 13 bibliographic sources.