Crime, Criminogenic Thinking, HIV Risk, Shame, Substance Abuse
Conditions
Keywords
crime, substance abuse, HIV risk, criminogenic thinking, shame, guilt, restorative justice, victim impact group
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALImpact of Crime group intervention
A group intervention for 16 1.5 hr sessions held twice a week
Sponsors
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
George Mason University
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
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self reported recidivism (arrests and undetected offenses) | 1 year post-release up to 2 yrs post release |
| Self-reported Substance Use and Dependence - TCU | 1 year post-release up to 2 yrs post-release |
| Self-reported HIV risk behaviors (sex and IDU) - TCU | 1 year post-release - up to 2 yrs post-release |
Secondary
| 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 Empathy - IRI | Baseline to post-treatment up to 9 mos |
| Changes from baseline in self-reported shame - TOSCA-SD | Baseline to post-treatment up to 9 mos |
| Changes from baseline in self-reported Guilt - TOSCA-SD | Baseline to post-treatment up to 9 mos |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed