Legal-Education Plus Trauma-informed Therapy to Improve Community Acceptance and Reintegration of Repentant Terrorists in Nigeria

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Trauma, Psychological; Legal Education

• Registration Number: NCT05397483
• Lead Sponsor: Nottingham Trent University

Brief Summary

Terrorism is an issue of global concern, and reintegrating repentant terrorists, including their families, has often proved challenging considering the damages done by the terrorist group. Despite Boko Haram atrocities in Nigeria, the focus seems directed toward the repentant terrorists with limited attention to the communities, the trauma they suffered, and their involvement in the design of reintegration programmes. There is also limited community awareness of legal support channels to foster positive reintegration (Ike et al., 2021). The implication is that it risks undermining the social context that informs successful reintegration, improves acceptance, and reduces reoffending. However, there appears to be limited research on this important policy problem in Nigeria. Our study proposes to fill this gap by contributing to the research initiative through a novel cross-disciplinary intervention drawing on law and psychology entitled Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT) to improve community acceptance and reintegration of repentant terrorists in Nigeria.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-25
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-31
• Study Start: 2022-06-20
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-19
• Study Completion: 2023-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• ages 18 - 85 years
• able to give consent
• able to understand and speak English
• score a minimum of 5 on Trauma Screening Questionnaire
• residents of designated communities of intervention (Adamawa, Maiduguri, and Plateau states)
• available for the study and follow up at 3- and 6-months post-intervention

Exclusion Criteria

• less than 18 or above 85 years
• unable to give consent
• clinically diagnosed with severe PTSD/suicidal ideations or undergoing treatment
• temporary or non-residents who are unlikely to be available for follow up

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adaptive Stress Index	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention	Change in stress is being assessed
Legal-Education Awareness Scale	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention	Change in awareness of human right is being assessed
Trauma Screening Questionnaire	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention	Change in traumatic experience is being assessed
brief Verona Service Satisfaction Scale	Change is being assessed at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention	Change in service satisfaction is being assessed
Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention	Change in anxiety is being assessed
Patient Health Questionnaire	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention	Change in depression is being assessed
Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorists and their Reintegration Scale	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention	Change in of attitude towards repentant terrorists is being assessed