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Commonly Used Measures of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

Process Measures

• Number of days of residential treatment and/or aftercare provided
• Number and type of program services provided (medical care, drug counseling, counseling for emotional/behavioral problems, and aftercare)
• Degree of program participation (length or number of drug counseling or individual counseling sessions)
• Number entering an RSAT program
• Number of dropouts (for the RSAT program and/or its aftercare component)
• Number of successful program completers (for the RSAT program and/or its aftercare component)
• Average length of stay for program completers (for the RSAT program and/or its aftercare component)
• Number terminated (for the RSAT program and/or its aftercare component)
• Number and type of program violations (number of infractions and number of positive drug tests)
• Average cost per day (for the RSAT program and/or its aftercare component)

Outcome Measures

• Changes in substance abuse problems
• Changes in social and psychological functioning
• Rearrest rates (during and post-program)
• Post-release drug use
• Time to rearrest
• New drug related arrests
• Returns to prison
• Employment status
• Participation in school/vocational training
• Reliance on public assistance

For a complete list of BJA's RSAT performance measures (including different measures of service amounts, program costs, and recidivism) for the FY 2005 RSAT Formula Grant Program, see the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program: FY 2005 Formula Grant Announcement.

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