Pete Velde describes his obligations as LEAA Administrator and comments on the agency's priorities for assisting States in reducing crime and developing an effective criminal justice program for the Nation. LEAA will emphasize technical assistance programs, criminal justice information and data programs, and law enforcement educational programs. New leadership will be exerted in the areas of juvenile delinquency prevention, organized crime control, and violent crime control. Gerald Caplan describes the work of NILECJ, which must communicate its research findings to local police departments. Research products and activities supported by NILECJ include Kevlar soft body armor, an automobile paint reference guide for police officers, police training in crisis intervention techniques, and the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). John Lucey describes the programs supported by LEAA's Police Section. These include the Police Chief Executive Study formulating guidelines for police chief selection; the National Crime Prevention Institute in Louisville, KY.; the National Bomb Data Center; and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Program at Redstone Arsenal, which has trained 1,400 police officers from 500 agencies in how to properly handle and dispose of explosive materials.