Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism Among Prison Offenders Via Virtual Interview Training Tool

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Criminal Behavior

In brief

The goal is to conduct a confirmatory effectiveness RCT (and an implementation evaluation) of Virtual Interview Training (VIT) by comparing employment and recidivism outcomes of offenders receiving vocational services as usual (SAU) plus VIT (SAU+VIT) with the outcomes of offenders receiving only services as usual (SAU-only). The plan calls for participants to include offenders who are at moderate to high risk for reoffending (with an emphasis on violent-crime reoffending) who are currently enrolled in a Vocational Village.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03937128

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

101

Starts

2019-09-16

Expected to finish

2025-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years or older
• Identified as at moderate to high risk for reoffending with violent crimes (determined at the time of enrollment in the Vocational Village via the COMPAS Risk Assessment Classification Instrument [60])
• Within three months of their earliest release date
• Actively enrolled in a Vocational Village
• Have at least a 6th grade reading comprehension

You may not qualify if…

• Has uncorrected hearing or visual problem that prevents him or her from using the training
• Has a medical illness that compromises their cognition (for example, moderate to severe traumatic brain injury).

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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