Jail-Based Impact of Crime Intervention

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

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01378936

Acronym

IOC

Enrollment

200

Registered

2011-06-23

Start date

2009-08-31

Completion date

2016-06-30

Last updated

2013-05-07

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Conditions

Criminogenic Thinking, Empathy, Guilt, HIV Risk, Shame, Substance Abuse

Keywords

criminal behavior, substance abuse, HIV risk behavior, criminogenic thinking, shame, guilt, empathy, jail inmates, restorative justice, crime

Brief summary

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.

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMI plus IOC group intervention

45 minute Motivational Interview plus 16 session IOC intervention

BEHAVIORALMotivational Interview only

45 minute Motivational Interview session

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
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 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 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
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 guilt proneness from baseline	changes from baseline to post tx, and 3 mo, 1 yr, 3 yr, 5 yr post-release

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026