THE INSTITUTE APPEALS TO ALL AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES EDUCATORS, LEADERS IN RELIGION, CORRECTION, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS, LABOR, GOVERNMENT, YOUTH GROUPS, MINORITY GROUPS, MASS MEDIA, AND THE MILITARY. THE PURPOSES ARE TO ENCOURAGE POLICE-CITIZEN PARTNERSHIP IN THE CAUSE OF CRIME PREVENTION, FOSTER AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE POLICE WITH THE TOTAL COMMUNITY, TO PROMOTE INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACHES TO THE SOLUTION OF COMMUNITY PROBLEMS, AND STRESS THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IS A TOTAL COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY, TO ENHANCE COOPERATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE POLICE WITH PROSECUTION, THE COURTS AND CORRECTIONS, TO ASSIST POLICE AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS IN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS IN PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE RELATIONS, AND ESPECIALLY TO IMPROVE POLICE-MINORITY GROUP RELATIONSHIPS AND TO STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW FOR ALL PERSONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)