An Assessment of SAFE (Swift Accountable Fair Enforcement) in Cochise County

April 6, 2018 updated by: Pepperdine University

An Assessment of Arizona's SAFE (Swift Accountable Fair Enforcement) Program in Cochise County

This is a Cochise County experiment with innovative probation supervision practices. Subjects are assigned to one of three supervision conditions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Historically, rates of failure on routine probation have been high. The result is that large numbers of probationers are ultimately revoked from probation and sentenced to long underlying jail or prison terms. Arizona is experimenting with alternatives to routine probation with the goal of reducing the overall burden of incarceration. Cochise County in Arizona is experimenting with innovative probation supervision practices. Subjects are assigned to one of three supervision conditions: Probation-as-usual (routine supervision with no deferred jail); discretionary deferred jail in response to probation violations; and Arizona's Swift, Accountable, Fair, Enforcement, or SAFE (SAFE involves non-discretionary deferred jail in response to probation violations).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

105

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Bisbee, Arizona, United States, 85603
        • Cochise County Adult Probation Department

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Supervised on probation in Cochise County
  • Residing in Cochise County

Exclusion Criteria:

  • First-time marijuana possession cases

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Probation as usual
Routine supervision with no deferred jail condition.
Behavioral: Probation as usual
Routine probation with do deferred jail condition.
Other Names:
  • PAU
Experimental: Deferred jail
Discretionary deferred jail in response to violations of probation conditions.
Behavioral: Deferred Jail
Discretionary deferred jail in response to violations of probation conditions.
Other Names:
  • DIS
Experimental: Arizona's SAFE
Swift Accountable Fair Enforcement (SAFE) which uses non-discretionary brief jail sanctions for probation violations.
Behavioral: Arizona's SAFE
Swift Accountable Fair Enforcement (SAFE) uses non-discretionary brief jail sanctions for probation violations.
Other Names:
  • HOPE
  • Swift Accountable Fair Enforcement

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Revocation rate
Time Frame: 12 months
Percentage of subjects in each condition who are revoked from probation and returned to jail or prison.
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
% positive drug tests
Time Frame: 12 months
Percentage of random and scheduled drug tests that test positive for illicit drugs
12 months
Days incarcerated
Time Frame: 12 months
Total number of days incarcerated in jail and prison
12 months
% Missed appointments
Time Frame: 12 months
Percentage of probation appointments that are missed
12 months
New arrests
Time Frame: 12 months
Number of new arrests
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Pepperdine University

Collaborators

University of California, Los Angeles

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 20, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

May 24, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 10, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 6, 2018

Last Verified

April 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SPP0311F09

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