An Empirical Study on Defendant\'s Escape Intend and Behavior in Detention House

The study primarily finds that there are no statistically significant differences between the escape intent and demography variable. There are positive correlation between the variables of family interaction, major incidents, criminal events, security management, opportunity, victimization, imprisonment pressure, criminal records and escape intent. Besides, there are negative correlation between the variables sex, stable residence and escape intent are found.

To the factors escape intent, a more modest level of variance is explained by the model (23.1%). Stepwise regression reveals that the victimization variable explains 12.5% in the model. Imprisonment pressure, security management, and stable residence are the next.

For the path mode of escape intent, the direct effects is found for victimization, security management, imprisonment pressure and stable residence. The strongest direct effect is found For victimization variables. However, the intervening variable opportunity is found no statistically indirect effects, it exhibits direct effects instead.

The study explores intensively the relevant factors of escape intents. Furthermore, the adequate suggestions are derived for correctional administration.