Implementing & Testing Assessment and Referral Technologies in Juvenile Justice (JAARP)

George Mason University (GMU)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Skill Development of Staff; Use of Standardized Assessment Tools

Treatments: Behavioral: Booster Sessions; Behavioral: Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01372046

R01DA018759 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. Assess the impacts of implementing a juvenile assessment, referral, placement, and treatment planning (J-ARPP) protocol, and of different strategies for transferring J-ARPP technology, on service utilization of youth entering the juvenile justice system.
2. Assess the impacts of implementing J-ARPP, and of different strategies for transferring J-ARPP technology, on measures of organizational readiness and motivation, and staff attitudes about assessment and service.
3. Assess the impacts of implementing J-ARPP, and of different strategies for transferring J-ARPP technology, on measures of systems integration.
4. Assess fidelity to the J-ARPP protocol and the relationship between fidelity to the J-ARPP protocol and service utilization of youth entering the juvenile justice system.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all offices

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,000 participants in 3 patient groups

Enhanced

Experimental group

Description:

A external consultant works with the team to develop skills and trains an in-house coach

Treatment:

Behavioral: Booster Sessions

Trainer

Experimental group

Description:

External consultant provides booster session

Treatment:

Behavioral: Booster Sessions

Standard

Experimental group

Description:

Receive agency training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Training