THIS FRAMEWORK IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE FORMAT, TERMINOLOGY, AND CONSISTENCY OF STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL PLANS. INCLUDED IN THIS MANUAL ARE THE FOLLOWING PRACTICAL PLANNING AIDS: A FRAMEWORK FOR APPROACHING CJS PROBLEMS AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF PLANNING WITHIN THE STATE; A METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHING PROGRAM GOALS; PROCEDURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES FOR ACHIEVING SYSTEM GOALS; A METHOD FOR SELECTING A PREFERRED APPROACH FROM THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES; A PROCESS FOR TRANSLATING LONGRANGE PLANS INTO ANNUAL ACTION PROGRAMS; AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE APPRAISAL OF PROGRESS IN PLANNING AND GOAL ACHIEVEMENT. ALTHOUGH THIS MANUAL WAS DESIGNED PRIMARILY AS A TRAINING TOOL FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN CJS PLANNING, IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS A REFERENCE DESK-BOOK FOR CJS PLANNERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)