Pollock, Joycelyn M.Scott, Sarah E.2020-09-022020-09-022009-08Scott, S. E. (2009). <i>Validation of the Travis County, Texas risk assessment instrument for the prediction of absconding among adult probationers</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/12526Alternative sanctions such as probation and parole are quite common today. For this reason, there is a great deal of research concerning most aspects of community supervision. However, what is conspicuously lacking from the literature is information about those offenders who fail to complete their term of supervision because they abscond. Absconders warrant further study because their behavior undermines the credibility of the criminal justice system and poses a threat to public safety. The present study was conducted to test the validity of a popular risk assessment instrument for the prediction of absconding among adult probationers in Travis County, Texas. Although the instrument was able to correctly classify absconders with some degree of success, the results were less than optimal. The results of the analysis are discussed, and avenues for future research are suggested.Text101 pages1 file (.pdf)enThesis