Gender-Responsive Treatment for Women Offenders
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse Problem
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Enrollment
- 291
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Results (Unadjusted) for Criminal Activities in Past 30 Days at Baseline and Follow-up for Women in Women-Only Treatment and Mixed-Gender Treatment
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether substance abuse treatment designed specifically for drug-dependent women offenders provides better outcomes than standard drug court treatment (mixed-gender programs).
Detailed Description
In this five-year study, a total of 300 women entering court-referred treatment throughout Los Angeles County and who agree to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to a women-focused or to a mixed-gender outpatient treatment program. The study will assess the impact of women-focused substance abuse treatment using outcome measures including recidivism, substance abuse and relapse, and social adjustment (e.g., employment, parenting behaviors, psychological improvement, and HIV risk reduction behaviors), compared to the impact of traditional mixed-gender programs. Assessments will occur at baseline and at 1 month, 12 months, and 24 months after admission.
Investigators
Michael Prendergast
Research Historian
University of California, Los Angeles
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Drug court participant
- •At least eighteen (18) years old
- •Have had no more than three prior non-violent, non-drug felony convictions
- •Do not have a current charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or a charge of sale or transportation of drugs
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not capable of giving informed consent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Results (Unadjusted) for Criminal Activities in Past 30 Days at Baseline and Follow-up for Women in Women-Only Treatment and Mixed-Gender Treatment
Time Frame: baseline and 1-year follow-up
Predictors of Criminal Activity at 12 Months Post Intake
Time Frame: 12 Months
Any Substance Use Past 30 Days
Time Frame: 12 Months
Substance use in past 30 days at 12 months post intake
Secondary Outcomes
- Predictors of Change in Employment at 12 Months Post Intake: Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) Model(12 month post intake)