THE COURSE FOR BUDGET ANALYSTS, COMMUNITY PROGRAM COORDINATORS, DATA AND POLICY ANALYSTS, AND PROGRAM MONITORS, AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING IS INTENDED TO LAST 5 DAYS. IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS WHAT STEPS MUST BE TAKEN IN CRIME ANALYSIS, WHAT KINDS OF TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THEM, AND HOW TO IDENTIFY RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. THE COURSE IS CONCERNED WITH FOUR STEPS OF THE ANALYTICAL PROCESS: (1) PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND FORMULATION; (2) COLLECTION OF DATA; (3) EXTRACTION OF INFORMATION FROM THE DATA; AND (4) PERSUASIVE PRESENTATION OF THE INFORMATION. IT IS ORGANIZED AROUND THREE INTEGRATED THEMES, WHICH DEFINE AND IDENTIFY ANALYSIS AS A PROCESS, AS A SET OF TOOLS, AND AS A SET OF SKILLS. THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO SIX MODULES, OR TEACHING UNITS. FOR EACH MODULE, THERE IS A GOAL WHICH SERVES AS A GUIDE FOR THE FORMULATION OF BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES, TOPICS, AND TEACHING/LEARNING TECHNIQUES. FOLLOWING THE GOALS AND BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES, THERE IS A TOPICAL OUTLINE WHICH INDICATES HOW EACH SUBJECT AREA IS TO BE TREATED, WHETHER BY LECTURE, DISCUSSION, INDIVIDUAL, OR SMALL GROUP EXERCISES. LECTURE PRESENTATIONS ARE KEPT TO A MINIMUM. THE MODULES ARE PROBLEM FORMULATION, DATA COLLECTION, DATA INTERPRETATION -- CRIME, DATA INTERPRETATION -- SYSTEM, IMPLEMENTATION, AND PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS. AN ABSTRACT, A NARRATIVE, AND A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE PRESENTED FOR EACH. (VDA)