THE AREAS OF CRIME ARE THE LAST OF THE MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEMS TO RECEIVE THIS AID. THE AREAS DISCUSSED ARE PLANNING AS A PART OF ASSISTANCE, LARGE SCALE AID AS A CONDITION FOR RESPONSE, THE NATURE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND INFORMATION TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM DATA. THE PAST HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT PLANNING IS REQUIRED BEFORE FEDERAL MONEY BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THE USE OF EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS HAS BECOME ESSENTIAL TO PLANNING FOR EFFECTIVE RESPONSE. THE LEAA PROGRAM IN ITS FIRST TWO YEARS ALLOCATED OVER 3 MILLION DOLLARS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOCUS. ONE MAJOR PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETERMINATION OF HOW MUCH FEDERAL DIRECTIONS SHOULD BE BUILT INTO ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. SOME OF THE PREVIOUSLY FUNDED PROGRAMS ARE DISCUSSED AND ANALYZED. FEDERAL AID IN LOCAL CRIME CONTROL HAS BEEN EXPERIMENTAL.