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 1999-00 Who Absconded, Outcomes through 1 Year

• Of the 2,608 offenders who absconded within one year of placement, 65.5% were apprehended.
• Of those apprehended, 45.4% were subsequently revoked.
• Only 11.3% were able to return to active status.
• 13.0% 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 FY1999-00 Who Absconded within 1 Year

• Of the community controlees who absconded, over three-quarters (77.5%) were male; and over half (55.7%) were white.
• Less than two percent of community control sex offenders absconded.
• The majority of community controlees who absconded (41.6%) had been convicted of a drug offense.

Chart 4B: Placements on Radio Frequency (RF) in FY1999-00 Who Absconded within 1 Year

• Of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded, over three-quarters (78.3%) were male; and over half (56.5%) were black.

• Less than one-tenth (8.7%) of those who absconded while being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) were sex offenders.

• Over two-thirds of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded were on supervision for either a property or violent (47.8% each) offense.

Chart 4C: Placements on Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) in FY1999-00 Who Absconded within 1 Year

• Of the offenders being monitored by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) who absconded, over three-quarters (81.3%) were male; and over half (59.4%) were black.

• Slightly less than a quarter (21.9%) of those who absconded while being monitored by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) were sex offenders.
• Nearly two-thirds of the offenders being monitored by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) who absconded were on supervision for a violent (62.5% each) offense.

Table 4B: Placements in FY 1998-99 who Absconded, Outcomes through 2 Years

• Of the 2,917 offenders who absconded within two years of placement, 78.3% were apprehended.
• Of those apprehended, 64.5% were subsequently revoked.
• Only 3.4% were able to continue their supervision / monitoring.

Chart 4D: Placements on Community Control in FY1998-99 Who Absconded within 2 Years

• Of the community controlees who absconded, over three-quarters (75.6%) were male; and over half (54.7%) 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 (44.1%) or a property crime (34.4%).

Chart 4E: Placements on Radio Frequency (RF) in FY1998-99 Who Absconded within 2 Years

• Of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded, over three-quarters (80.1%) were male; 48.7% were white and 48.1% were black.

• Slightly over one-tenth (11.0%) of those who absconded while being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) were sex offenders.
• About 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 4C: Placements in FY 1997-98 who Absconded, Outcomes through 3 Years

• Of the 2,724 offenders who absconded within two years of placement, 84.7% were apprehended.
• Of those apprehended, 73.0% were subsequently revoked.
• Only 2.2% were able to continue their supervision / monitoring.