Locking Computer for public use

I need to lock a computer so only one program can be used. The public will be using a particular program but that is it. I don't want them to be able to leave the program.
Thanks

You could setup the account to use a simple finder (System Preferences-Accounts, choose the account, select Parental Controls, Configure the Finder & System, select Simple Finder). With it you can also choose the application that you want them to use. When you log into their account, the dock will be locked so that items cannot be removed. There will be a documents folder as well as an applications folder. In the applications folder, it will contain the applications you chose for the account to use. The use cannot remove them.
If you want an application to startup at login, first start the application, then click and hold the mouse button on the application when it appears on the dock, and select Open at Login. As far as keeping them from being able to leave the application, I'm not sure if that can be done.
Once extra step you can take as well is to setup a login script so that the account is refreshed every time it logs in. Meaning that no matter what they do (save documents, whatever) to the account, once it has been logged out and is logged back in, all the settings you had previously set, will come back. For that I found useful information at the following:
http://www.bombich.com/mactips/loginhooks.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301446
http://www.bombich.com/mactips/scripts.html
http://www.bombich.com/mactips/workshop.html (download the PDF)
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