Swift, Certain, and Fair: Reducing Recidivism and Improving Outcomes for Alcohol and Drug Users on State Parole

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Substance Abuse; Criminal Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: SCF Supervision with Work Release Sanctioning; Behavioral: SCF Supervision with Secure Confinement Sanctioning; Behavioral: SCF Supervision with GPS Supervision Sanctioning

• Registration Number: NCT03826420
• Lead Sponsor: Botec Analysis, LLC

Brief Summary

This research project will study the outcomes of medium- to high-risk parolees with a history of substance abuse in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania supervised under Swift-Certain-Fair parole.

The research goals are to:

* Determine the effectiveness of SCF parole in reducing recidivism among medium- to high-risk parolees with a history of substance abuse in Pennsylvania.

* Determine the minimum effective sanction in response to a violation that will bring parolees into compliance with the conditions of their parole.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-30
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-01
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-11
• Study Start: 2019-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-08-15
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

• Assigned to the Pittsburgh District
• Allegheny County resident
• Has at least 2 years left on supervision
• Had a prior drug or alcohol related sanction

Exclusion Criteria

• Sex offender
• Reentrants assigned to the Special Needs Unit

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Work Release Group	SCF Supervision with Work Release Sanctioning	Parolees assigned to this group will be assigned sanctions that include work-release.
Secure Confinement Group	SCF Supervision with Secure Confinement Sanctioning	Parolees assigned to this group will be assigned sanctions that include secure confinement.
GPS Supervision Group	SCF Supervision with GPS Supervision Sanctioning	Parolees assigned to this group will be assigned sanctions that include GPS supervision.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Revocation Rate	9 Months	Percentage of subjects in each condition who are revoked from parole and returned to prison

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Days Incarcerated	9 Months	Total number of days incarcerated in jail or prison per parolee
New Charges	9 Months	Number of new charges per parolee
Percent Positive Drug Tests	9 Months	Percentage of random and scheduled drug tests that result in a positive reading for illicit drugs