Trial of Impact of Crime Group Intervention for Jail Inmates

Status unconfirmed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Crime, Substance Abuse, HIV Risk, Criminogenic Thinking, Shame

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01380977

Run by

George Mason University

People needed

51

Starts

2002-08-01

Expected to finish

2016-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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"

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

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.