Jail-Based Impact of Crime Intervention (IOC)

Phase 2 RCT of Jail-Based Impact of Crime Intervention to Reduce Recidivism, Substance Abuse and HIV Risk Behavior

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the Impact of Crime (IOC) group intervention with jail inmates reduces post-release recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Substance Abuse; HIV Risk; Empathy; Guilt; Shame; Criminogenic Thinking
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: MI plus IOC group intervention; Behavioral: Motivational Interview only

Detailed Description

This project imports social-personality theory and research on moral emotions and cognitions to the applied problems of crime, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior. The primary aim of this study, a Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) of the restorative justice-inspired Impact of Crime (IOC) group intervention, is to examine the efficacy of treatment and to determine if changes in moral emotions and cognitions serve as mechanisms of action, explaining the impact of treatment involvement on reductions in post-release recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 200
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Virginia
    • Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22030
      • Fairfax County Adult Detention Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be male
• Must be currently incarcerated jail inmate
• Must be sentenced
• Sentence must be short enough to serve out sentence at ADC
• Release date must follow projected final session of treatment
• Must speak, read, and write in English with sufficient proficiency to use workbook and participate in group sessions
• Must be assigned to the jail's "general population"

Exclusion Criteria:

• Actively psychotic
• Assigned "keep separate" from other group members

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MI plus IOC group intervention	Behavioral: MI plus IOC group intervention; 45 minute Motivational Interview plus 16 session IOC intervention; Other Names: Impact of Crime
Experimental: Motivational Interview only	Behavioral: Motivational Interview only; 45 minute Motivational Interview session

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Recidivism - Self report of arrests and undetected crimes	3 months post-release
Recidivism - Self report of arrests and undetected crimes	1 yr post-release
Recidivism - Self report of arrests and undetected crimes	3 yr post-release
Recidivism - Self report of arrests and undetected crimes	5 yr post-release
Recidivism -- official FBI records of arrests	1 yr post-release
Recidivism -- official FBI records of arrests	3 yr post-release
Recidivism -- official FBI records of arrests	5 yr post-release

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Changes in self-reported shame-proneness from baseline	changes from baseline to post tx and 3 mo, 1 yr, 3yr and 5 yr post-release
Changes in self-reported guilt proneness from baseline	changes from baseline to post tx, and 3 mo, 1 yr, 3 yr, 5 yr post-release
Changes from self-reported empathy from baseline	changes from baseline to post tx, 3 mo, 1 yr, 3 yr, 5 yr post-release
Changes from self-reported criminogenic thinking at baseline	changes from baseline to post tx, and 3 mo, 1 yr, 3 yr, 5 yr post-release
Changes in self-reported substance use and dependence from 1 yr pre-incarceration	changes from pre-incarceration to 3 mo, 1 yr, 3 yr, 5 yr post-release
Changes in self-reported HIV risk behavior (sex and IDU) from 1 year pre-incarceration	changes from pre-incarceration to 3 mo, 1 yr, 3 yr, 5 yr post-release

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: George Mason University
• Collaborators: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: June P Tangney, Ph.D., George Mason University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 17, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 22, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): June 23, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 7, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 3, 2013
• Last Verified: May 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: crime; substance abuse; empathy; HIV risk behavior; shame; guilt; criminal behavior; criminogenic thinking; jail inmates; restorative justice
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: R01DA014694-11 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); R01DA014694 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)