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Mmpi and Demographic Correlates and Predictors of Female Prison Escape

Iowa State University

Michael K. Mount

Iowa State University

Patricia S. Duffy

Iowa State University

MMPI scores and demographic factors were examined for differences between female adult felons who had escaped (N = 71) from incarceration and those who had not escaped (N = 97). Escapees were significantly younger, were more often imprisoned as juveniles, had lower MMPI L scores, but scored significantly higher on MMPI scales F, Pd, Pt, Sc, and Ma than non-escapees. An MMPI predictor model comprised of L, D, and Sc scores maximally accounted for 19% of the escape variance and was stable on cross-validation. Demographic factors were less useful and less stable escape predictors than MMPI variables.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 4, No. 3, 285-300 (1977)
DOI: 10.1177/009385487700400306


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