protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06353204, orgStudyIdInfo id: 3325, briefTitle: Effectiveness of the Justice Diversion Halt-intervention, statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-02-01, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2027-07, completionDateStruct date: 2027-07, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-04-09, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-09, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek en Datacentrum, class: OTHER_GOV, collaborators name: Utrecht University, collaborators name: Leiden University, descriptionModule briefSummary: In the current study the effectiveness of the Dutch diversion measure Halt is investigated using a randomized controlled trial. Because of the thorough scientific substantiation of the intervention theory, it is hypothesized that receiving the Halt-intervention will lead to less recidivism in comparison to receiving no intervention., conditionsModule conditions: Criminal Recidivism, conditions: Delinquency, conditions: Antisocial Behavior, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, interventionModelDescription: A comparison between two groups will be made. One half of the participants will be randomly assigned to a group that receives the Halt-intervention, while the other group receives no Halt-intervention., primaryPurpose: TREATMENT, maskingInfo masking: NONE, enrollmentInfo count: 1300, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Halt-intervention, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Criminal Recidivism based on self-report, primaryOutcomes measure: Criminal Recidivism based on official police records, primaryOutcomes measure: Criminal Recidivism based on official judiciary records, primaryOutcomes measure: Truancy based on self-report, secondaryOutcomes measure: Conventional beliefs, secondaryOutcomes measure: Minimizing/mislabeling, secondaryOutcomes measure: Social skills, secondaryOutcomes measure: Taking responsibility for the consequences of behavior, secondaryOutcomes measure: Correct wrongdoing, secondaryOutcomes measure: Support from social network, secondaryOutcomes measure: Experienced legitimacy, secondaryOutcomes measure: Experienced treatment, secondaryOutcomes measure: Receiving adequate information, secondaryOutcomes measure: The right to be informed, secondaryOutcomes measure: Experienced voluntariness, secondaryOutcomes measure: Access to legal assistance, secondaryOutcomes measure: Knowledge of not obtaining a criminal record, secondaryOutcomes measure: Experienced stigmatisation, secondaryOutcomes measure: Experienced re-integration, otherOutcomes measure: Mental health problems during the last six months, otherOutcomes measure: Experienced problems, otherOutcomes measure: Delinquent friends, otherOutcomes measure: Parental involvement, otherOutcomes measure: Demographical characteristics, otherOutcomes measure: Halt-intervention program integrity, otherOutcomes measure: Characteristics Halt-employee, otherOutcomes measure: Perceived relationship with Halt-employee, otherOutcomes measure: Educational attainment, otherOutcomes measure: Type of criminal offense, otherOutcomes measure: Characteristics of referral to Halt-intervention, otherOutcomes measure: Types of modules used during the Halt-intervention, otherOutcomes measure: Parts of the Halt-intervention carries out as group or solo intervention, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 12 Years, maximumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: CHILD, stdAges: ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: WODC, status: RECRUITING, city: The Hague, state: Zuid-Holland, zip: 2500EH, country: Netherlands, contacts name: Benthe J van Delft, MSc, role: CONTACT, email: b.j.van.delft@wodc.nl, geoPoint lat: 52.07667, lon: 4.29861, hasResults: False