Trial of Impact of Crime Group Intervention for Jail Inmates

Phase 1

• Conditions: Substance Abuse; Crime; Shame; Criminogenic Thinking; HIV Risk
• Interventions: Behavioral: Impact of Crime group intervention

• Registration Number: NCT01380977
• Lead Sponsor: George Mason University

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-08
• Study First Submitted: 2011-06-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-06-23
• Study First Posted: 2011-06-27
• Status Verified: 2013-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2013-05-07
• Primary Completion: 2013-08
• Study Completion: 2016-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 51

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Impact of Crime group intervention	Impact of Crime group intervention	-
Treatment as usual	Impact of Crime group intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported Substance Use and Dependence - TCU	10 years post-release up to 11 yrs post release
Self-reported HIV risk behaviors (sex and IDU) - TCU	10 years post-release up to 11 yrs post-release
Self reported recidivism (arrests and undetected offenses)	10 years post-release up to 11 yrs post-release

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes from baseline in Self reported criminogenic beliefs - CCS	Baseline to 10 yrs post-release up to 12.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported shame - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 10 yrs post release up to 12.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Guilt - TOSCA-SD	Baseline to 10 yrs post-release up to 12.5 yrs
Changes from baseline in self-reported Empathy - IRI	Baseline to 10 years post-release up to 12.5 yrs

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fairfax County Adult Detention Center; 🇺🇸 Fairfax, Virginia, United States