DURING THE YEAR THE INSTITUTE SPONSORED THREE INTERNATIONAL COURSES, A SEMINAR, AND TWO TRAINING COURSES. A TOTAL OF 63 CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS FROM 19 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND NEIGHBORING REGIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTIVITIES. THE SEMINAR TOPIC WAS THE FORMATION OF A SOUND SENTENCING STRUCTURE AND POLICY. THE TRAINING COURSES DEALT WITH CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS AND WITH MEASURES FOR ABATING AND PREVENTING VIOLENT CRIMES. ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN THE SEMINAR ARE SUMMARIZED. TOPICS OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS HELD DURING THE TRAINING COURSES ARE NOTED. THE INSTITUTE'S PLANS FOR 1977 ARE SUMMARIZED. LISTS OF SEMINAR AND TRAINING COURSE PARTICIPANTS, LECTURERS, AND REFERENCE MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED BY THE INSTITUTE IN 1976 ARE INCLUDED. THE BULK OF THE DOCUMENT COMPRISES PAPERS AND WORKSHOP SUMMARIES FROM THE COURSE ON CRIME PREVENTION. TOPICS COVERED IN THE PAPERS ARE THE FOLLOWING: THE DEATH PENALTY; MEASURING DELINQUENCY; VIOLENCE IN AND OUT OF PRISONS; CORRECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON THE STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; CRIMINAL LAW REFORM IN JAPAN; YOUTHFUL EXTREMISM IN JAPAN; CRIMES OF VIOLENCE IN INDIA; CRIME CONTROL IN MALAYSIA; CRIMES OF VIOLENCE IN SINGAPORE; VIOLENCE CAUSED BY DRINKING; AND ADMISSIBILITY OF CONFESSIONS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE: CRIME PREVENTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES; INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF VIOLENT AND OTHER CRIMES; PROBLEMS IN THE SPEEDY AND FAIR ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE; AND ASPECTS OF VIOLENT CRIMES AND CRIMINALS. CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY TRAINING COURSE PARTICIPANTS IN REGARD TO INCIDENCE AND TRENDS OF VIOLENT CRIME, EXPLANATIONS FOR VIOLENT CRIME, AND MEASURES FOR ABATING AND PREVENTING VIOLENT CRIME ARE REPORTED. FOR SEPARATE ABSTRACTS OF THE TRAINING COURSE PAPERS AND WORKSHOP SUMMARIES, SEE NCJ-43801 THROUGH 43816.