Terrorism is an issue of global concern, and reintegrating repentant terrorists, including their families, has often proved challenging considering the damages done by the terrorist group. Despite Boko Haram atrocities in Nigeria, the focus seems directed toward the repentant terrorists with limited attention to the communities, the trauma they suffered, and their involvement in the design of reintegration programmes. There is also limited community awareness of legal support channels to foster positive reintegration (Ike et al., 2021). The implication is that it risks undermining the social context that informs successful reintegration, improves acceptance, and reduces reoffending. However, there appears to be limited research on this important policy problem in Nigeria. Our study proposes to fill this gap by contributing to the research initiative through a novel cross-disciplinary intervention drawing on law and psychology entitled Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT) to improve community acceptance and reintegration of repentant terrorists in Nigeria.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
150
Group-1: Experimental (n=75 participants) will receive the LETiT which consists of a total of 12-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60-90 minutes per session every week with 20-25 persons per sub-group.
Group-2: Controlled (n=75 participants) will receive the IAU which consists of a total of 12-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60-90 minutes per session every week with 20-25 persons per sub-group.
Trauma Screening Questionnaire
Change in traumatic experience is being assessed
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Adaptive Stress Index
Change in stress is being assessed
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Patient Health Questionnaire
Change in depression is being assessed
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale
Change in anxiety is being assessed
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Legal-Education Awareness Scale
Change in awareness of human right is being assessed
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorists and their Reintegration Scale
Change in of attitude towards repentant terrorists is being assessed
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
brief Verona Service Satisfaction Scale
Change in service satisfaction is being assessed
Time frame: Change is being assessed at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
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