Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism Among Prison Offenders Via Virtual Interview Training Tool (MICHR)

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-06

Study Completion Date

2021-07-20

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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More than 600,000 ex-offenders re-enter the community from prison each year and 50% of them recidivate within 12 months of release. Employment significantly reduces the risk of recidivism for ex-offenders, and as such, is a critical target for intervention. However, evidence-based employment services are rarely delivered in prisons. Moreover, employment services that are available do not include evidence-based job interview training. Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT) is an evidence-based tool that was developed and evaluated with funding from the National Institute of Mental Health. However, VR-JIT has a feature to practice discussing a prior conviction during a job interview that has not yet been evaluated. Given that an ex-offender's job interview outcome may depend on discussing their prior conviction, we are partnering with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) to evaluate if delivering VR-JIT within their Vocational Village program can improve employment and reduce recidivism among offenders after their release from prison. Thus, there are two goals for this pilot study. We will evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of whether VR-JIT added to Vocational Village services-as-usual improves outcomes (interview skills, employment, recidivism) for offenders after their release from prison (at a 6-month follow-up visit). These preliminary data will support a proposal to a federal agency for a fully-powered randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of VR-JIT with prison settings.

Conditions

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Criminal Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Services as usual + Virtual Reality Job Interview Training

In addition to the services as usual, participants will participate in Virtual Reality Job Interview Training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Reality Job Interview Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will engage in training related to preforming well during a job interview as well as repeated job interview practice with a virtual hiring manager. Participants will receive feedback and tips on improving skills throughout training.

Services as usual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Study participants will be receiving Vocational Village services as usual that may include but is not limited to vocational skill training, daily living skill training, and social skill training.

Services as Usual

Study participants will be receiving their Vocational Village services as usual that may include but not limited to vocational skill training, and social skill training.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Services as usual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Study participants will be receiving Vocational Village services as usual that may include but is not limited to vocational skill training, daily living skill training, and social skill training.

Interventions

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Virtual Reality Job Interview Training

Participants will engage in training related to preforming well during a job interview as well as repeated job interview practice with a virtual hiring manager. Participants will receive feedback and tips on improving skills throughout training.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Services as usual

Study participants will be receiving Vocational Village services as usual that may include but is not limited to vocational skill training, daily living skill training, and social skill training.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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).

Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No