THE SESSION WAS ATTENDED BY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FROM DELAWARE, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA. THE SESSION AIMED TO INFORM PARTICIPANTS OF RECENT ADVANCES IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT AND OF USING A TEAM PROCESS FOR ANALYZING AND SOLVING PROBLEMS TO PRODUCE LOCAL AGENCY ACTION PLANS. THE WORKSHOP ALSO AIMED TO APPRISE PARTICIPANTS OF A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND OF STRATEGIES FOR ALTERING A TYPICAL POLICE AGENCY'S STRUCTURE TO CREATE BETTER INVESTIGATIONS MANAGEMENT. A COMPANION MANUAL FOR MANAGING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS IS THE SUBJECT OF NCJ-40305.