Jail-Based Impact of Crime Intervention

Status unconfirmed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Substance Abuse, HIV Risk, Criminogenic Thinking, Shame, Guilt, Empathy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the Impact of Crime (IOC) group intervention with jail inmates reduces post-release recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01378936

Run by

George Mason University

People needed

200

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2016-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be male
• Must be currently incarcerated jail inmate
• Must be sentenced
• Sentence must be short enough to serve out sentence at ADC
• Release date must follow projected final session of treatment
• 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"

You may not qualify if…

• Actively psychotic
• Assigned "keep separate" from other group members

Where it is running

• Fairfax County Adult Detention Center — Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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