Evaluation of the Washington Intensive Supervision Program

Pepperdine University70 enrolled

Overview

This study entails an evaluation of the Washington Intensive Supervision Program (WISP). The purpose of the evaluation is to test whether subjects assigned to WISP perform better than those assigned to parole-as-usual (PAU).

This study entails an evaluation of the Washington Intensive Supervision Program (WISP). WISP is a program targeting high-risk parolees in Seattle, and is modeled after the HOPE program in Hawaii. The purpose of the evaluation is to test whether subjects assigned to WISP perform better than those assigned to parole-as-usual (PAU) on a number of outcomes, including drug use, missed appointments, recidivism, prison and jail stays, and parole revocations. WISP uses regular random drug testing and close community supervision, paired with swift and certain, but modest sanctions for every detected violation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Behavior Drug Users

Interventions

WISP supervisionBEHAVIORAL

WISP entails a warning session (Orientation Hearing) where the rules of parole are laid out and parolees are told that any violation of stated parole conditions will be sanctioned with a brief jail term (typically a few days in jail). WISP includes regular random drug testing.

Parole-as-usualBEHAVIORAL

Parolees are supervised under standard parole supervision practice in Washington State.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Inmates released by DOC to community corrections supervision * Supervised out of the Seattle CJC (Community Justice Center) to include field offices and offenders from the downtown "Metro" unit, Southeast Seattle unit, Northgate (north Seattle) and West Seattle. * Have a parole supervision discharge date at least one year from the date of release from entry into WISP Exclusion Criteria: * Level III Sex Offenders * Existing assignment to supervision that precludes WISP. These include: Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA)and Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative (SSOSA). * Dangerously Mentally Ill (DMIO)

Locations (1)

Seattle Community Justice Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Revocation rate

Percentage of subjects in each condition who are revoked from parole and returned to prison

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

% positive drug tests

Percentage of random and scheduled drug tests that test positive for illicit drugs

Time frame: 12 months

Days incarcerated

Total number of days incarcerated in jail or prison

Time frame: 12 months

% Missed appointments

Percentage of parole appointments that are missed.

Time frame: 12 months

New arrests

Number of new arrests.

Time frame: 12 months

Assessed risk

Parolee risk assessment (high, medium, low)

Time frame: 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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