HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment Multisite Evaluation

NCT01670708 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2011-RY-BX-0003
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,504
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 4

Brief Summary

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).

Conditions

Substance Use; Criminal Recidivism

Keywords

Substance Use; Illicit Drug Use; Criminal Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Illegal drug use

  Multiple measures to include percent positive for (1) marijuana, (2) cocaine, (3) heroin, (4) methamphetamine, and (5) any illegal drug on an oral swab drug test administered in conjunction with the 6 month follow-up interview (subjects in the community, i.e. not jailed or institutionalized, only).

  6 months

• Rearrest

  Multiple measures to include (1) percent arrested within 6 months of baseline; (2) time to first (and subsequent) arrests following baseline; (3) number of arrests following baseline (variable follow-up period depending upon baseline date); (4) number of arrests within 6 months of baseline; and (5) percent arrested for (a) violent, and (b) property

  6 Months

• Rearrest

  Multiple measures to include (1) percent arrested within 12 months of baseline; (2) time to first (and subsequent) arrests following baseline; (3) number of arrests following baseline (variable follow-up period depending upon baseline date); (4) number of arrests within 12 months of baseline; and (5) percent arrested for (a) violent, (b) property, and (c) drug offenses within 12 months of baseline.

  12 months

• Probation Appointment Compliance

  Number of missed appointments following baseline.

  6 months

• Probation Appointment Compliance

  Number of missed appointments following baseline.

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Probation revocation

  6 months

• jail days served

  6 months

• Probation Revocation

  12 Months

• Jail Days Served

  12 months

• Prison Days Sentenced

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

HOPE

EXPERIMENTAL

Participation in HOPE program

Behavioral: HOPE

Probation as Usual

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participation in probation as usual

Behavioral: Probation as Usual

Interventions

HOPE BEHAVIORAL

HOPE Court Judge provides warning hearing; random drug testing; violation hearing and jail/other sanctions for failed drug test or failure to comply with other probation conditions.

HOPE

Probation as Usual BEHAVIORAL

Probation officer supervises following standard protocols.

Probation as Usual

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• RTI International: lead
• Penn State University: collaborator
• U.S. Department of Justice: collaborator

Study Sites (4)

Court and Probation Office, Saline County

Benton, Arkansas, United States

Location

Salem County Probation Office, Massachusetts Salem District Court, Essex County Superior Court

Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Location

Court and Probation Office

Oregon City, Oregon, United States

Location

Court and Probation Office, Tarrant County

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders; Recidivism; Criminal Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavior

Study Officials

• Pamela K Lattimore, PhD

  RTI International

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 7, 2012
• First Posted: August 22, 2012
• Study Start: August 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2015
• Study Completion: March 31, 2015
• Last Updated: December 15, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-12

Locations

US (4)