IT EXPLAINS THE COMPUTER PRINTOUTS WHICH ARE RETURNED TO EACH PARTICIPATING AGENCY FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA SYSTEM AND PROVIDES THE STUDENT WITH A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE TYPES OF STATISTICAL DATA AVAILABLE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR USE IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT. THE TAPES ALSO EXPLAIN SEVERAL TYPES OF BASIC CALCULATIONS, GRAPHICS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS USEFUL IN ANALYZING DATA FOR CRIME PREVENTION, ADMINISTRATION, REPORTS, AND THEY DESCRIBE DESCRIBES THE TYPES OF ANALYSIS AND THE RELATIONSHIP WHICH ANALYSIS HAS WITH PLANNING AND DECISIONMAKING. A WORKBOOK, TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VIDEOTAPES, CONTAINS THE SAME BASIC INFORMATION NARRATED ON THE TAPES, INCLUDING THE FORMS FOR THE STUDENT TO USE IN THE VARIOUS EXERCISES. IT ALSO CONTAINS A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH SUGGESTED READINGS.