Behavior, Drug Users
Conditions
Keywords
Behavior, Drug users
Brief summary
This study entails an evaluation of the Washington Intensive Supervision Program (WISP). The purpose of the evaluation is to test whether subjects assigned to WISP perform better than those assigned to parole-as-usual (PAU).
Detailed description
This study entails an evaluation of the Washington Intensive Supervision Program (WISP). WISP is a program targeting high-risk parolees in Seattle, and is modeled after the HOPE program in Hawaii. The purpose of the evaluation is to test whether subjects assigned to WISP perform better than those assigned to parole-as-usual (PAU) on a number of outcomes, including drug use, missed appointments, recidivism, prison and jail stays, and parole revocations. WISP uses regular random drug testing and close community supervision, paired with swift and certain, but modest sanctions for every detected violation.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALWISP supervision
WISP 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). WISP includes regular random drug testing.
BEHAVIORALParole-as-usual
Parolees are supervised under standard parole supervision practice in Washington State.
Sponsors
Pepperdine University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Inmates released by DOC to community corrections supervision * Supervised out of the Seattle CJC (Community Justice Center) to include field offices and offenders from the downtown Metro unit, Southeast Seattle unit, Northgate (north Seattle) and West Seattle. * Have a parole supervision discharge date at least one year from the date of release from entry into WISP
Exclusion criteria
* Level III Sex Offenders * Existing assignment to supervision that precludes WISP. These include: Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA)and Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative (SSOSA). * Dangerously Mentally Ill (DMIO)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Revocation rate | 12 months | Percentage of subjects in each condition who are revoked from parole and returned to prison |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New arrests | 12 months | Number of new arrests. |
| Assessed risk | 12 months | Parolee risk assessment (high, medium, low) |
| % positive drug tests | 12 months | Percentage of random and scheduled drug tests that test positive for illicit drugs |
| Days incarcerated | 12 months | Total number of days incarcerated in jail or prison |
| % Missed appointments | 12 months | Percentage of parole appointments that are missed. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed