THE HEARING PAID ATTENTION TO SEVERAL TOPICS. THESE INCLUDED PURE AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, DEVELOPMENT OF VIABLE PROCEDURES WITHIN LEAA AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (NILECJ), AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CRIME-RELATED RESEARCH WTH NILECJ. WITNESSES INCLUDED POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS, UNIVERSITY SPECIALISTS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE DREW UP FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS COVERING INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH PRIORITIES....BS