A 17-MEMBER PANEL, COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, EVALUATED THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE GRANT AND ITS ACTIVITIES. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES COMMENTS MADE BY THE PANEL MEMBERS AS TO THE PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF THE WORK PRODUCED UNDER THE GRANT, ITS WORTH TO STATE GOVERNMENT, AND ITS GENERAL ADHERENCE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT. PANEL COMMENTS WERE BASED ON THE RESULTS OF USER QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES EVALUATING THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THEM. IT IS GENERALLY CONCLUDED THAT THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED UNDER THE GRANT ARE OF VALUE TO STATE GOVERNMENT, SERVE THE INTEREST OF STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS, AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GRANT GOAL STATEMENT. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE COPIES OF THE USER EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRES DISTRIBUTED AND A SUMMARY OF TABULATED RESPONSES....ELW