THE PLANNING PROCESS AND GOAL SETTING FOR A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED, AND THE DIFFERENCE AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLICY PLANNING AND PROGRAM PLANNING ARE ILLUSTRATED. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCING COMPETENT AND EMPLOYABLE PERSONNEL FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES ARE EXAMINED, WITH PARTICULAR CONSIDERATION OF A STUDY WHICH EXPLORED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE CAREERS. THE ATTORNEY AND HIS OR HER ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS ARE EVALUATED. A STUDY OF THE DIFFERENCES IN LEVELS OF ANOMIA BETWEEN POLICE AND CITIZENS IS DISCUSSED FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE RESULTS BASED ON RADICAL CRIMINOLOGY IS GIVEN. ONE ARTICLE LOOKS AT THE PROCESSES BY WHICH JUDGES RECEIVE FORMAL ADVICE AS GUIDANCE FOR SENTENCING AND ESPECIALLY CONSIDERS THE ROLE OF THE PSYCHIATRIC PRESENTENCE REPORT. THE AREA OF DIVERSION IS CONSIDERED FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW. ONE STUDY OF AN ACTUAL PROGRAM EXAMINES APPLICABLE OFFENSES FOR SUCH AN ALTERNATIVE AND ANALYZES A SAMPLED POPULATION WHICH ACCEPTED DIVERSION. FINALLY, A REPORT DEALS WITH THE PROCESS OF EVALUATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON THE PROBLEM OF DIVERSION. FOR INDIVIDUAL PAPERS, SEE NCJ 44962-44969.