Process Evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners: The W. J. Maxey Boys Training School

摘要

This report summarizes the findings fiom the evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program intended to reduce substance abuse and recidivism among youth placed at Maxey Boys Training School. The purposes of the evaluation were to describe the activities of the RSAT Program and the relationship between program participants and success in the new program. There are five primary evaluation questions: 1) Are the participants appropriate; 2) Is the staff trained to deliver the planned services; 3) How does service delivery vary over time; 4) Do the participants make timely progress; 5) What organizational factors change service delivery and participant progress.