NCJ Number
14187
Date Published
1974
Length
70 pages
Annotation
A STUDY OF BACKGROUND AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ESCAPEES AND ABSCONDERS TO DETERMINE FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN EVALUATING AN INMATE'S PRONENESS TOWARD ESCAPE ATTEMPTS.
Abstract
CHARACTERISTICS OF MEN AND WOMEN ASSOCIATED WITH ESCAPES FROM CAMPS AND INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS ABSCONDING FROM WORK FURLOUGH PROGRAMS WERE GENERALLY FOUND TO BE THE SAME. EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, PROPERTY OFFENSES, HISTORY OF ESCAPE, AND BEING WHITE ARE CONCLUDED TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ESCAPE BEHAVIOR. AGE IS A FACTOR OF LESSER IMPORTANCE, WITH THOSE ON THE YOUNG SIDE OF 33 BEING MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A DISPOSITION TO ATTEMPT ESCAPE. DIAGRAMS ARE INCLUDED TO BE USED IN EVALUATING A PARTICULAR INMATE'S ESCAPE PREDICTABILITY.