This section looks at offenders who absconded from supervision based upon the fiscal year of their placement. An absconder is someone who flees supervision/monitoring, whose whereabouts are unknown and for whom the judge has issued an arrest warrant for a violation of supervision.

Table 4A: Placements in FY 1998-99 who Absconded, Outcomes through 1 Year

• Of the 2,882 offenders who absconded within one year of placement, 62.0% were apprehended.
• Of those apprehended, 66.5% were subsequently revoked.
• Only 18.6% were able to return to active status.
• 16.7% of Radio Frequency (RF) absconders who were apprehended were placed on GPS - a more stringent form of monitoring.

Chart 4A: Placements on Community Control in FY1998-99 Who Absconded within 1 Year

• Of the community controlees who absconded, over three-quarters (75.5%) were male; and over half (54.5%) were white.
• The percentage of community control sex offenders who absconded was almost negligible (1.5%).
• The majority of community controlees who absconded (44.4%) had been convicted of a drug offense.

Chart 4B: Placements on Radio Frequency (RF) in FY1998-99 Who Absconded within 1 Year

• Of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded, over three-quarters (75.5%) were male; 48.7% were white and 48.1% were black.
• Slightly over one-tenth (10.9%) of those who absconded while being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) were sex offenders.
• Two-thirds of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded were on supervision for either a drug (35.9%) or violent (30.1%) offense.

Table 4B: Placements in FY 1997-98 who Absconded, Outcomes through 2 Years

• Of the 2,724 offenders who absconder within two years of placement, 77.9% were apprehended.
• Of those apprehended, 83.9% were subsequently revoked.
• Only 5.0% were able to return to successfully complete their supervision / monitoring.

Chart 4C: Placements on Community Control in FY1997-98 Who Absconded within 2 Years

• Of the community controlees who absconded, over three-quarters (76.2%) were male; and over half (56.0%) were white.
• The percentage of community control sex offenders who absconded was almost negligible (1.5%).
• Over three-quarters of community controlees who absconded had been convicted of a drug offense (39.7%) or a property crime (37.6%).

Chart 4D: Placements on Radio Frequency (RF) in FY1997-98 Who Absconded within 2 Years

• Of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded, over three-quarters (75.4%) were male; Over half (57.9%) were white.
• Slightly over one-tenth (11.4%) of those who absconded while being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) were sex offenders.
• Almost two-thirds of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded were on supervision for either a property (33.3%) or violent (31.6%) offense.