Table 6 Characteristics of absconders based on primary motivation
Goal-directed | Frustration/boredom | Symptomatic/disorganized | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 13) | (N = 25) | (N = 16) | ||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
Age | 42.46 | 12.47 | 39.00 | 10.09 | 38.44 | 2.75 |
Days under ORB† | 2911.00 | 2142.30 | 1811.16 | 1391.54 | 1801.63 | 1053.90 |
PCL-R total score† | 21.07 | 4.71 | 17.81 | 8.01 | 14.71 | 3.85 |
HCR-20 total score† | 25.62 | 3.40 | 27.42 | 4.58 | 23.31 | 6.41 |
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Sex (male) | 11 | 84.6 | 19 | 76.0 | 12 | 75.0 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Caucasian | 9 | 69.2 | 12 | 48.0 | 6 | 37.5 |
Afro-Caribbean | 3 | 23.1 | 9 | 36.0 | 5 | 31.3 |
Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 5 | 31.3 |
History of absconding (yes) | 9 | 69.2 | 12 | 48.0 | 10 | 66.7 |
Prior absconding attempts (yes) | 4 | 30.8 | 7 | 28.0 | 5 | 31.3 |
Diagnosis† | ||||||
Primary psychotic | 3 | 23.1 | 5 | 20.0 | 9 | 56.3 |
Psychosis + substance abuse | 7 | 53.9 | 18 | 72.0 | 6 | 37.5 |
Personality disorder indicated (yes) | 6 | 46.2 | 12 | 48.0 | 5 | 31.3 |
Index offense | ||||||
Violent | 7 | 53.9 | 18 | 72.0 | 13 | 81.3 |
Non-violent | 3 | 23.1 | 4 | 16.0 | 2 | 12.5 |
Sexual | 3 | 23.1 | 3 | 12.0 | 1 | 6.3 |