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ABSTRACT
This study analyzes semi-structured interviews with 25 parole violators at large (PVALs) from Ohio. Identity theory is used to organize and create a typology of absconder types. These types include: the social isolates, drug fiends, villains, night life swingers, and the family men and women. After elaborating the situational constraints related to absconding, arguments are presented which demonstrate that actuarial prediction techniques can be improved using the PVAL identity typology. Policy implications are discussed.
