ALBERTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MANITOBA, NEW BRUNSWICK, NEWFOUNDLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, ONTARIO, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, QUEBEC, AND SASKATCHEWAN ARE THE PROVINCES WITH WORK GROUP REPORTS INCLUDED. THE ISSUES TREATED BY EACH WORK GROUP WERE DETERMINED BY THE WORK GROUP ITSELF, BASED ON ITS ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION REGARDING THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONCERNS IN ITS PROVINCE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FORMATS OF THE WORK GROUP PRESENTATIONS DIFFER. MOST OF THE WORK GROUPS, HOWEVER, APPRAISE THE PRESENT STATE OF PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES, IDENTIFY PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH INVOLVEMENT, AND OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE PROVINCE REPRESENTED. REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS PRIVATE SECTOR GROUPS SERVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE GOALS WERE INCLUDED IN THE WORK GROUPS. ALL WORK GROUPS, THE FEDERAL WORK GROUP INCLUDED, AFFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHERE GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP IS NOT POSSIBLE OR FEASIBLE. CONTINUOUS COORDINATED PLANNING BETWEEN GOVERNMENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IS URGED IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE OVERLAP, SHARE INFORMATION, AND DEVELOP A COOPERATIVE RATHER THAN COMPETITIVE RELATIONSHIP. FUNDING IS RECOGNIZED AS A PROBLEM FOR MOST PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES ARE PROPOSED UNDER CERTAIN GUIDELINES. THE FEDERAL WORK GROUP REPORT PROVIDES A CHART COMPARING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SERVICES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. SEE ALSO VOLUME 1, NCJ-47500, AND VOLUME 3, NCJ-48112. (RCB)