Evaluating New Mexico's Recidivism Reduction Program

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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A a multi-site trial to measure the efficacy of the Recidivism Reduction Program, a prison based, twenty-one module reentry program operated by the New Mexico Department of Corrections.

Detailed Description
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The New Mexico Department of Corrections Recidivism Reduction Program (RRP) is designed to provide offenders with knowledge and skills that are transferable to the community setting and to address issues that offenders will invariably face upon release to the community. Transitional coping skills, offender expectations upon release, family issues, and dealing with authority figures are a few of the challenges facing offenders upon reintegration. The Recidivism Reduction Program is aimed at preparing offenders for the potential obstacles that they may encounter upon release to the community and providing them skills to overcome the challenges that they will face. The RRP curriculum focuses on belief systems, self-esteem, and rational thinking. The RRP is a twenty-one module clinician-led program (approximately 100 hours) delivered in a group setting within months of release. Outcomes focus on measures of transition readiness, successful transition into the community, and recidivism.

Official Title
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Evaluating New Mexico's Prison-Based Recidivism Reduction Program

Conditions
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Behavior

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Recidivism Reduction Program
* Behavioral: Business-as-usual


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Inmates who have six months prior to release Inmates housed at one of the four experimental prisons Inmates willing to participate in the Recidivism Reduction Program Exclusion Criteria: - Housed in security Level 4 or 5

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Recidivism Reduction Program<br>Inmates who were assigned to the RRP intervention. | Behavioral: Recidivism Reduction Program<br>* Assigned to the 21-module Recidivism Reduction Program<br>* Other names: New MExico Recidivism Reduction Program;|
| Active Comparator: Business-as-usual<br>Business-as-usual are those inmates not assigned to RRP and who receive standard inmate programming. | Behavioral: Business-as-usual<br>* Inmates who receive standard programming offered by New Mexico Department of Corrections prior to release.<br>* Other names: Control group;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revocation rate | Percentage of subjects in each condition who are revoked from parole and returned to prison during the 12 months following their initial release. | 12 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Days incarcerated | Total number of days incarcerated in jail or prison after initial release. | 12 months | 
| New arrests | Number of new arrests in the 12 months following initial release. | 12 months | 
| Self esteem | Inmate score on self-reported self esteem scale at two-month followup (just prior to release from prison). | 2 months | 
| Drug use self efficacy | Inmate score on self reported drug use self efficacy scale at 2 months followup (just prior to release from prison). | 2 months | 
| Criminal thinking | Inmate score on self reported criminal thinking scale at two month followup (just prior to release from prison). | 2 months | 
| Depression | Inmates score on self reported depression scale at 2 month followup (just prior to release from prison). | 2 months | 
| Anxiety | Inmates score on self reported anxiety scale at 2 month followup (just prior to release from prison). | 2 months | 
| Hostility | Inmates score on self reported hostility scale at 2 month followup (just prior to release from prison). | 2 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Behavior, Drug users, Inmates