THE SYMPOSIUM, WHICH WAS SPONSORED JOINTLY BY LEAA AND METREK DIVISION OF THE MITRE CORPORATION, WAS CONCERNED WITH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGENCIES AND EVALUATORS AND WITH AGENCIES' UTILIZATION OF FEEDBACK FROM PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. BOUND IN A SPIRAL NOTEBOOK, THE TRANSCRIPT INCLUDES INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS DESCRIBING THE PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE GATHERING; PRESENTATIONS FROM AGENCY AND RESEARCHER PERSPECTIVES PANELS (THE BULK OF THE TRANSCRIPT); AND SUMMARIES OF WORKSHOPS ON IMPROVING THE UTILIZATION OF EVALUATION FINDINGS, THE DEFINITION OF EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND THE INTERFACE BETWEEN AGENCY NEEDS AND EVALUATION. ACCOMPANYING THE FORMAL PRESENTATIONS IS EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSIONS AND EXCHANGES AMONG SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS. MANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS ARE OF RELEVANCE TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD, EITHER DIRECTLY, AS DESCRIPTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF LEAA PROGRAM EVALUATION, OR INDIRECTLY, AS DISCUSSIONS OF EVALUATION ISSUES IN GENERAL OR IN OTHER AGENCIES. SEE ALSO NCJ-49573-49587.