The volunteers, who take an intensive training course and are assigned by staff to the offenders to work with them on a one-to-one basis, act as role models and ease entry into the world of work for the offenders, who are referred by probation officers. Of the 415 offenders, 2.1% violated probation and 85% were in a work or training situation at the time of the follow-up, an average of 2.5 years after referral to the project. The project's relative success is attributed to the volunteers' union background, staff-volunteer interaction, thorough training of the volunteers, and their range. (Author abstract)