BOTH NARRATIVE AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION COVERING THE 1976-1977 PERIOD IS GIVEN FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF ACTIVITY: (1) SECRETARIAT (POLICY PLANNING AND PROGRAM EVALUATION, POLICE AND SECURITY PLANNING, COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION, RESEARCH, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND STATISTICS, THE MINISTRY LIBRARY, AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES); (2) ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE (CONTRACT POLICING, TRAFFIC SERVICES, COMMERCIAL CRIME, NATIONAL CRIME INTELLIGENCE, SPECIAL SERVICES, DRUG ENFORCEMENT, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, IMMIGRATION AND PASSPORTS, NATIVE POLICING, SECURITY SYSTEMS, AIRPORT POLICING, POLICE SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, POLICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND STAFFING AND PERSONNEL); (3) NATIONAL PAROLE BOARD (APPOINTMENTS, AUTHORITY, PAROLE STATISTICS, DAY PAROLE, MANDATORY SUPERVISION, PARDONS, CRIMINAL RECORDS, POLICY AND PLANNING, SPECIAL PROJECTS, INTERNAL REVIEW, POLICE-BOARD RELATIONS, PEACE AND SECURITY LEGISLATION, AND TRANSFER OF OFFENDERS); AND (4) CANADIAN PENITENTIARY SERVICE (MANAGEMENT REVIEW, INMATE AFFAIRS, GRIEVANCES, COMPLAINTS, SECURITY, INMATE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, ARTS AND CRAFTS, RECREATION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION, LIBRARIES, LIVING UNITS AND HUMAN RELATIONS, OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS, AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES). APPENDIXES CONTAIN STATISTICS ON THE NATIONAL PAROLE BOARD AND THE CANADIAN PENITENTIARY SERVICE. (DEP)