TEN PROBATION AND PAROLE AGENCIES FROM STATES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WERE SELECTED FOR TRAINING IN THIS PROGRAM, CALLED THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT TEAM (CRMT). THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE CRMT WAS THAT PROBATION AND PAROLE STAFF MUST ASSUME ADVOCACY ROLES IN NEGOTIATING APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR OFFENDERS, AND THAT THEY MUST ASSUME A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ROLE FOR NEEDED SERVICES THAT DO NOT EXIST. THE TEAM APPROACH IS CONSIDERED AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER AND 'CASE' RELATIONSHIP. THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE CRMT PROGRAM WERE NOT IN AT THE TIME OF THE ARTICLE, BUT TEAM MEMBERS SPOKE HIGHLY OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS.