N/A
N=44
Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism Among Prison Offenders Via Virtual Interview Training Tool (MICHR)
Criminal Behavior
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04140942 ↗Enrolled (actual)
44
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Employment as Measured in Outcome Questionnaire — 11; 23; 14; 24 Participants — p=.15
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (Behavioral); Services as usual (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 25+ yrs
- Sex
- Male
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Primary completion
- Jul 2021
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Employment as Measured in Outcome Questionnaire |
11; 23; 14; 24 | .15 |
| PRIMARY Job Interview Skills From Mock Interview Rating Scale (MIRS) |
31.8; 29.9; 31.6; 33.2 | 0.04 sig |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants on With at Least 1 Yes Answer to Recidivism Self-Report Questionnaire |
1; 0; 1; 0 | .056 |
Summary
The goal is to conduct a feasibility effectiveness RCT of Virtual Interview Training (VIT) by comparing employment and recidivism outcomes of offenders (25 years and older) receiving vocational services as usual (SAU) plus VIT (SAU+VIT) with the outcomes of offenders receiving only services as usual (SAU-only).
The plan calls for participants to include offenders who are at moderate to high risk for reoffending (with an emphasis on violent-crime reoffending) who are currently enrolled in a Vocational Village Prison Setting with the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- 25 years or older
- Identified as at moderate to high risk for reoffending with violent crimes (determined at the time of enrollment in the Vocational Village via the COMPAS Risk Assessment Classification Instrument [60])
- Within three months of their earliest release date
- Actively enrolled in a Vocational Village
- Have at least a 6th grade reading comprehension
Exclusion Criteria
- Has uncorrected hearing or visual problem that prevents him or her from using the training
- Has a medical illness that compromises their cognition (for example, moderate to severe traumatic brain injury).
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04140942). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.