ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED TO STRUCTURE A PLAN LEADING TO THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM CAPABILITY WHICH WOULD SATISFY THE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT IN PLANNING, COORDINATING, STAFFING, CONTROLLING, AND EVALUATING POLICE OPERATIONS. THE SYSTEM WAS INTENDED TO SERVE THE DEPARTMENT'S SPECIFIC INFORMATION STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, AND DATA PROCESSING NEEDS WITHOUT DUPLICATING THE PLANNED STATE COMPREHENSIVE DATA SYSTEM AND THE ALREADY OPERATIONAL NORTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM FROM THE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK. THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS THE CONSULTANT'S ON-SITE VISIT IN 1973, OUTLINES THE FIVE YEAR PLAN DEVELOPED, AND PROVIDES A COPY OF THE GRANT REQUEST PREPARED AND SUBMITTED FOR FIRST-YEAR FUNDING.