Risk Factors For Absconding Among Adult Parolees In Colorado

Keywords

abscond; LSI-R; parole; violations

Abstract

Studies that have examined absconding have pointed to the relevance of factors related to demographics, situational, and social characteristics, as well as criminal history variables as predictive of offenders’ decision to abscond. This study contributes to this literature by extending factors that have been explored for criminal justice outcomes such as recidivism to predict the likelihood of absconding. In particular, this study incorporates the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) risk assessment instrument and types of violations to examine their impact on the likelihood of absconding. Using a large sample of parolees from Colorado (n = 30,181), the findings in this study indicate that the largest predictors of absconding were substance abuse problems and education. In addition, variables measuring the components of the LSI-R and specific nonabsconding parole violations moderately predict absconding. The implications of the findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.

Publication Date

10-1-2018

Publication Title

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volume

62

Issue

14

Number of Pages

4622-4641

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X18775554

Socpus ID

85047410171 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85047410171

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