It is based on the detailed analysis of thousands of convention-related documents generated by law enforcement officials and numerous public and private agencies that monitored various activities during the convention. Extensive interviews were also conducted with a broad cross-section of officers from the Detroit Police Department, the Michigan Department of State Police, and the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, as well as with private experts. The report covers Detroit's selection as host city and its characteristics, both advantageous and detrimental, for fulfilling this role. Subsequent activities are then reported, beginning with preliminary planning, convention planning, implementation and execution of the security plan, and postconvention activities. Among the convention planning concerns were selection of command and task force personnel, command operations center planning, equipment acquisition, training, computer operations, and others. Implementation of the security plan involved motorcade planning, community relations, demonstration liaison, communications, and public information units, as well as hotel security, special events and dignitary security units, investigative and intelligence units, logistics, and involvement of the private and public sector. The effort is eluded for the cooperation of the city's government and business community, its flexibility in meeting last-minute demands, its exemplary administration by the task force commander (chief of police), and the involvement of line officers in the planning for their respective units. Maps, charts, and graphs are provided.