THE TEXT WAS PREPARED FOR THE TEXAS CRIME PREVENTION INSTITUTE OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. OPENING CHAPTERS, DESIGNED TO FAMILIARIZE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNERS WITH THE PHYSICAL PLANNING PROCESS, COVER THE PLANNING FUNCTION AND PLANNING TOOLS (ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMING). CHAPTERS ON PLANNING FOR DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION INTRODUCE THE IDEA THAT CRIME CAN BE PREVENTED THRUGH APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. OTHER MATERIALS CONCERN THE ROLE OF THE COMPUTER IN GATHERING AND ANALYZING CRIME-RELATED DATA FOR REPORTS AND PROPOSALS. TOPICS COVERED ARE THE FOLLOWING: USE AND MISUSE OF STATISTICS; LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS; COMPUTER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTERS; FLOWCHARTING AS A PROBLEMSOLVING TECHNIQUE; THE BASIC COMPUTER LANGUAGE; THE FEDERAL PRIVACY ACT OF 1974; COMPUTER SECURITY; AND COMPUTER CRIMES. (LKM)