THE ANALYTICAL PROCESS THAT PRECEDED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEAA EXEMPLARY PROJECT PROMIS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE POINTED UP SEVERAL PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, PROMIS EXPOSED IMPORTANT ADMINISTRATIVE WEAKNESSES INDICATIVE OF TRAINING NEEDS. PROMIS DATA WERE PART OF AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS, WHICH ALSO INVOLVED INTERVIEWS WITH PROSECUTION STAFF IN THE DISTRICT AND ELSEWHERE. A 4-PART TRAINING PROGRAM ENCOMPASSING A 3-WEEK ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR NEW PROSECUTORS, A SEMINAR FOR MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY ATTORNEYS, A GENERAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NONLAWYER ADMINISTRATIVE AND PARALEGAL PERSONNEL, AND AN ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR EXPERIENCED TRIAL ATTORNEYS WAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED. TRAINING MANUALS AND MATERIALS WERE DEVELOPED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE PROGRAM BECAME A CONTINUING, SELF-EVALUATING EFFORT CARRIED OUT ENTIRELY WITHIN THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. THE POTENTIAL USES OF PROMIS-GENERATED DATA IN GAUGING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM ARE NOTED. FOR OTHER ISSUES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ 44750-44755 AND 44757-44770.