Swift, Certain, and Fair: Reducing Recidivism and Improving Outcomes for Alcohol and Drug Users on State Parole

Botec Analysis

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Criminal Behavior; Substance Abuse

Treatments: Behavioral: SCF Supervision with Secure Confinement Sanctioning; Behavioral: SCF Supervision with Work Release Sanctioning; Behavioral: SCF Supervision with GPS Supervision Sanctioning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry; Other

Identifiers

NCT03826420

BOTEC PADOC SCF

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research project will study the outcomes of medium- to high-risk parolees with a history of substance abuse in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania supervised under Swift-Certain-Fair parole.

The research goals are to:

• Determine the effectiveness of SCF parole in reducing recidivism among medium- to high-risk parolees with a history of substance abuse in Pennsylvania.
• Determine the minimum effective sanction in response to a violation that will bring parolees into compliance with the conditions of their parole.

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Assigned to the Pittsburgh District
• Allegheny County resident
• Has at least 2 years left on supervision
• Had a prior drug or alcohol related sanction

Exclusion criteria

• Sex offender
• Reentrants assigned to the Special Needs Unit

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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250 participants in 4 patient groups

Secure Confinement Group

Experimental group

Description:

Parolees assigned to this group will be assigned sanctions that include secure confinement.

Treatment:

Behavioral: SCF Supervision with Secure Confinement Sanctioning

Work Release Group

Experimental group

Description:

Parolees assigned to this group will be assigned sanctions that include work-release.

Treatment:

Behavioral: SCF Supervision with Work Release Sanctioning

GPS Supervision Group

Experimental group

Description:

Parolees assigned to this group will be assigned sanctions that include GPS supervision.

Treatment:

Behavioral: SCF Supervision with GPS Supervision Sanctioning

Control Group

No Intervention group