SELECTED FROM A 1978 SURVEY OF 3,500 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, EACH RESPONSE INCLUDES THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONSULTING FIRM USED, THE TITLE AND FUNCTIONAL AREA OF THE DATA-PROCESSING PROJECT IN WHICH THE CONSULTANT WAS INVOLVED, A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND THE CONSULTANT'S SERVICES, RATINGS OF THE CONSULTANT'S PROJECT DOCUMENTATION AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS REASONS FOR THE RATINGS. PROJECT FUNCTIONAL AREAS INCLUDE ACTIVITY REPORTING, ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING, ARRESTS, AUTO AND DRIVER REGISTRATION, AUTOMATED VEHICLE LOCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, CITATION CONTROL, COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH, CRIME TREND ANALYSIS, CRIMINAL HISTORIES, FIELD INTERVIEW REPORTS, FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS, FIREARMS REGISTRATION, GEOCODED DATA, LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION, MESSAGE SWITCHING, MOBILE TERMINALS, MODUS OPERANDI, PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT, POLICE DATA PROCESSING SERVICES, PERSONNEL RECORDS, PROPERTY CONTROL, RESEARCH AND STATISTICS, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, STOLEN PROPERTY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ANALYSIS, UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING, WARRANTS AND WANTED PERSONS, AND WORD PROCESSING. THE RESPONSES ARE ORGANIZED BY STATE AND AGENCY. TWO INDEXES PROVIDE ACCESS BY FUNCTIONAL AREA AND BY CONSULTANT NAME. ALSO INCLUDED ARE SUGGESTIONS FOR USING THE DOCUMENT IN SELECTING CONSULTANTS, AND A BRIEF SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS AND PROBLEMS IN SELECTING CONSULTANTS AND UNDERTAKING DATA-PROCESSING PROJECTS. (LKM)