Drugs of Abuse
Conditions
Keywords
drug use, drug arrests, incarceration
Brief summary
The phase I evaluation is intended to assess whether or not frequent drug testing and immediate short-term incarceration for drug use and/or other violations and mandated drug treatment for multiple violations, reduces the recurrence of drug use and/or other violation behaviors by California parolees assigned to the study group.
Detailed description
The California HOPE pilot program is being implemented under the authority granted in Penal Code 5058.1. The phase I evaluation is intended to assess whether or not frequent drug testing and immediate short-term incarceration for drug use and/or other violations and mandated drug treatment for multiple violations, reduces the recurrence of drug use and/or other violation behaviors by California parolees assigned to the study group compared with parole-as-usual.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHOPE supervision
HOPE entails a warning session (Orientation Hearing) where the rules of parole are laid out and parolees are told that any violation of stated parole conditions will be sanctioned with a brief jail term (typically a few days in jail). HOPE includes regular random drug testing.
BEHAVIORALParole-as-usual
Parolees are supervised under standard parole supervision practice in California.
Sponsors
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
Pepperdine University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Assigned to the Sacramento Metro IV Parole Unit. * Released from a term of return-to-custody for a violation for, or involving, the use of drugs. * Have a maximum controlling discharge date at least one year from the date of release from the return-to-custody term.
Exclusion criteria
* History of convictions for crimes that require registration under Penal Code Section 290.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Days incarcerated | 24 months | Total number of days incarcerated in jail or prison |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| % positive drug tests | 24 months | Percentage of random and scheduled drug tests that test positive for illicit drugs |
| %Missed | 24 months | Percentage of parole appointments that are missed. |
| Revocation rate | 24 months | Percentage of parolees that are revoked from probation and returned to prison for either a technical violation or on a new charge. |
| New arrests | 24 months | Number of new arrests. |
| Perceptions of risk of detection | 24 months | Parolees perceived risk of detection for drug use |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed