THE WORKSHOP WAS HELD IN CHICAGO ON OCTOBER 10 AND 11, 1974, AS PART OF A STUDY BEING CONDUCTED ON CRIMINALISTICS SERVICES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. A PANEL OF EXPERTS WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FORECASTING EXERCISE. THE DELPHI METHOD USED IN THIS WORKSHOP WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY THE RAND CORPORATION. THIS METHOD ATTEMPTS TO OVERCOME THE UNDESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO THE GATHERING OF GROUP OPINION IN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION, SUCH AS THE HEAVY INFLUENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS. IN THE DELPHI METHOD, INDIVIDUAL PANEL MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO STATE OPINIONS OR MAKE ESTIMATES BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION. THESE OPINIONS AND ESTIMATES ARE THEN USED AS NEW INPUT, AND PARTICIPANTS USE THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO MAKE ANOTHER ROUND OF ESTIMATIONS, WORKING INDIVIDUALLY AND NEVER IN OPEN CONFRONTATION. WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS IN THIS STUDY, USING THE DELPHI METHOD, PREDICTED THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CRIMINALISTICS PROCESS IN THE FUTURE. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE EXPANDED TO ENCOMPASS SERVICES FOR CRIMINAL, CIVIL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. GOALS OF THIS BROADER PROCESS, CALLED THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE UTILIZATION PROCESS, WERE THEN DETERMINED. FINALLY, FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, SERVICE DEMANDS, MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS, SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND DELIVERY OF SERVICE WERE INVESTIGATED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)