An Evaluation of California's Experiment With HOPE

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Drugs of Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: HOPE supervision; Behavioral: Parole-as-usual

• Registration Number: NCT01237691
• Lead Sponsor: Pepperdine University

Brief Summary

The phase I evaluation is intended to assess whether or not frequent drug testing and immediate short-term incarceration for drug use and/or other violations and mandated drug treatment for multiple violations, reduces the recurrence of drug use and/or other violation behaviors by California parolees assigned to the study group.

Detailed Description

The California HOPE pilot program is being implemented under the authority granted in Penal Code 5058.1. The phase I evaluation is intended to assess whether or not frequent drug testing and immediate short-term incarceration for drug use and/or other violations and mandated drug treatment for multiple violations, reduces the recurrence of drug use and/or other violation behaviors by California parolees assigned to the study group compared with parole-as-usual.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-11
• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-08
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-10
• Study Completion: 2013-03
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-06
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 105

Inclusion Criteria

• Assigned to the Sacramento Metro IV Parole Unit.
• Released from a term of return-to-custody for a violation for, or involving, the use of drugs.
• Have a maximum controlling discharge date at least one year from the date of release from the return-to-custody term.

Exclusion Criteria

• History of convictions for crimes that require registration under Penal Code Section 290.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
HOPE supervision	HOPE supervision	Parolee supervised under California's new HOPE parole model.
Parole-as-usual	Parole-as-usual	Parolees supervised under California parole-as-usual.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Days incarcerated	24 months	Total number of days incarcerated in jail or prison

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
%Missed	24 months	Percentage of parole appointments that are missed.
Perceptions of risk of detection	24 months	Parolees perceived risk of detection for drug use
% positive drug tests	24 months	Percentage of random and scheduled drug tests that test positive for illicit drugs
New arrests	24 months	Number of new arrests.
Revocation rate	24 months	Percentage of parolees that are revoked from probation and returned to prison for either a technical violation or on a new charge.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sacramento Metro IV Parole Unit.; 🇺🇸 Sacramento, California, United States