The Effectiveness of a Dutch Program in Preventing Criminal Exploitation
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Buit in de klas.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Delinquency, Externalizing Behavior. Basic parameters: 12 years — 20 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Netherlands
- Next step
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Official title
The Effectiveness of a Dutch Program in Preventing Criminal Exploitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the prevention program 'Buit in de Klas' is effective.
Detailed description
Due to the growing concerns about youth involvement in crime, the Dutch Government has recently provided substantial financial support to municipalities to prevent and address youth crime (Veiligheid, 2024). These funds are intended, in part, for prevention and intervention programs aimed at reducing or preventing criminal involvement among young people. Aim of this study is to examine the effectives of the prevention program "Buit in de klas". Buit in de klas is a school-based prevention program for students aged 12-20) to prevent criminal exploitation. The program is offered at secondary schools, consisting of a film and an accompanying lesson, usually as part of lessons in citizenship. The prevention program aims to empower students to protect themselves and peers from criminal exploitation (Noord Holland Samen Veilig \& Garage2020., 2022).
To achieve these goals, the program has three intermediary objectives. First, it aims to improve students' knowledge to recognize early signs of risk for becoming a victim of criminal exploitation. Second, the program seeks to increase awareness of the consequences of criminal exploitation and thereby to influence cognitions and foster more negative attitudes toward criminal exploitation. Finally, the primary objective of the program is to teach students help-seeking skills when they or their peers are at risk of criminal exploitation.
The study hypothesis is that the prevention program Buit in de klas is effective in preventing criminal exploitation by increasing knowledge about the signs and consequences of criminal exploitation, enhancing empathy for children who are victims of criminal exploitation, and strengthening students' help-seeking skills.
Interventions
- Behavioral Buit in de klas
The program is taught by a trusted teacher of the students (for example, their mentor). The program consists of a lesson of about one hour. It includes a short film and an interactive chat box that allows students to chat with the main character of the film. In addition, there is a guideline for discussing the topic in the classroom and information on where to find help.
Primary outcome measures
- Knowledge about criminal exploitation [Time frame: baseline (T0), three months after the program ended for the intervention group (or after the waiting period for the control group) (T1), and at 6 months post-program (T2).]
- Attitudes toward criminal exploitation [Time frame: baseline (T0), three months after the program ended for the intervention group (or after the waiting period for the control group) (T1), and at 6 months post-program (T2).]
- Help-seeking behaviour [Time frame: baseline (T0), three months after the program ended for the intervention group (or after the waiting period for the control group) (T1), and at 6 months post-program (T2).]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Externalizing behaviour [Time frame: Baseline (T0) and 6 months after the program (T2)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- The participant is between 12-20 years old.
- The particpant attend school.
Every student who meets the inclusion criteria for the intervention program can participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
- Participants are younger than 12 years old or older than 20 years old.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Netherlands · 1 center
- Utrecht University — Utrecht
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07157761 · 1434.201.001.a