HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment Multisite Evaluation
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Substance Use, Criminal Recidivism
In brief
The purpose of the Multisite Evaluation of the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Demonstration Field Experiment (the HOPE DFE Evaluation) is to conduct a randomized control trial (RCT) replication of the original Hawaii HOPE program and evaluation. The HOPE program provides strict oversight of probationers through a HOPE Court judge and intensive probation supervision, including random drug testing, coupled with swift and certain sanctions in response to positive results on random drug tests and other violations of conditions of supervision. The HOPE DFE Evaluation is being conducted among probation populations in four sites and will identify the effectiveness of swift and certain sanctions on targeted outcomes, both primary (appointment no-shows, positive urine tests, re-arrest rates) and secondary (revocation rates, jail days served, prison days sentenced).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01670708
- Run by
- RTI International
- People needed
- 1504
- Starts
- 2012-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-12-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- adult probationers assessed as high risk for failure on probation (e.g., high likelihood of new arrest, failure to comply with conditions) who live within the geographic boundaries of the study site with at least 11.5 months remaining on their probation sentence
You may not qualify if…
- Juveniles
- live outside geographic boundaries
- assigned to specialized probation caseloads (e.g., sex offender, DUI, mental health)
- non-English speaking in some sites
Where it is running
- Court and Probation Office, Saline County — Benton, Arkansas, United States
- Salem County Probation Office, Massachusetts Salem District Court, Essex County Superior Court — Salem, Massachusetts, United States
- Court and Probation Office — Oregon City, Oregon, United States
- Court and Probation Office, Tarrant County — Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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