Trial of Impact of Crime Group Intervention for Jail Inmates (IOC-1)

This pilot study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of the Impact of Crime (IOC) group intervention for jail inmates. The hypothesis is that participants in IOC will show decreases in criminogenic thinking, decreases in shame, increases in guilt, and increases in empathy, which in turn will be reflected in reduced recidivism (official records and self report), relative to those randomly assigned to a treatment as usual group.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Substance Abuse; HIV Risk; Shame; Crime; Criminogenic Thinking
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Impact of Crime group intervention

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 51
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

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: No
• 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
• 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
Active Comparator: Treatment as usual	Behavioral: Impact of Crime group intervention; A group intervention for 16 1.5 hr sessions held twice a week
Experimental: Impact of Crime group intervention	Behavioral: Impact of Crime group intervention; A group intervention for 16 1.5 hr sessions held twice a week

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Self reported recidivism (arrests and undetected offenses)	1 year post-release up to 2 yrs post release
Self reported recidivism (arrests and undetected offenses)	4 years post-release up to 5 yrs post release
Self reported recidivism (arrests and undetected offenses)	7 years post-release up to 8 yrs post-release
Self reported recidivism (arrests and undetected offenses)	10 years post-release up to 11 yrs post-release
Self-reported Substance Use and Dependence - TCU	1 year post-release up to 2 yrs post-release
Self-reported Substance Use and Dependence - TCU	4 years post-release up to 5 yrs post-release
Self-reported Substance Use and Dependence - TCU	7 years post-release up to 8 yrs post-release
Self-reported Substance Use and Dependence - TCU	10 years post-release up to 11 yrs post release
Self-reported HIV risk behaviors (sex and IDU) - TCU	1 year post-release - up to 2 yrs post-release
Self-reported HIV risk behaviors (sex and IDU) - TCU	4 years post-release up to 5 yrs post-release
Self-reported HIV risk behaviors (sex and IDU) - TCU	7 years post-release up to 8 yrs post-release
Self-reported HIV risk behaviors (sex and IDU) - TCU	10 years post-release up to 11 yrs post-release

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Changes from baseline in Self reported criminogenic beliefs - CCS	Baseline to post-treatment up to 9 mos
Changes from baseline in Self reported criminogenic beliefs - CCS	Baseline to pre-release up to 1.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in Self reported criminogenic beliefs - CCS	Baseline to 1 yr post-release up to 3.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in Self reported criminogenic beliefs - CCS	Baseline to 4 yrs post-release up to 6.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in Self reported criminogenic beliefs - CCS	Baseline to 7 yrs post-release up 9,5 yrs
Changes from baseline in Self reported criminogenic beliefs - CCS	Baseline to 10 yrs post-release up to 12.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported shame - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to post-treatment up to 9 mos
Changes from baseline in self-reported shame - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to pre-release up to 1.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported shame - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 1 yr post release up to 3.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported shame - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 4 yrs post release up to 6.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported shame - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 7 yrs post release up to 9.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported shame - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 10 yrs post release up to 12.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Guilt - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to post-treatment up to 9 mos
Changes from baseline in self-reported Guilt - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to pre-release up to 1.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Guilt - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 1 yr post-release up to 3.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Guilt - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 4 yrs post-release up to 6.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Guilt - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 7 yrs post-release up to 9.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Guilt - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 10 yrs post-release up to 12.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Empathy - IRI	Baseline to post-treatment up to 9 mos
Changes from baseline in self-reported Empathy - IRI	Baseline to pre-release up to 1.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Empathy - IRI	Baseline to 1 year post-release up to 3.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Empathy - IRI	Baseline to 4 years post-release up to 6.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Empathy - IRI	Baseline to 7 years post-release up to 9.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Empathy - IRI	Baseline to 10 years post-release up to 12.5 yrs

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, 2002
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 21, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 23, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): June 27, 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; shame; HIV risk; guilt; criminogenic thinking; restorative justice; victim impact group
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: R01DA014694-1; R01DA014694 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)