Abstract
There is a dearth of research on the factors that make some jails more prone to escapes than others. Clarke and Eck’s (Understanding risky facilities, US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Washington, DC, 2007) risky facilities framework posits there are seven key factors which predict a facility’s risk to crime and disorder. Using data from 88 county jails in eight contiguous states, this study empirically tests if facility-level risk factors can account for jail escapes. Additionally, this research examines county-level characteristics to account for the macro-level explanations. Jails which had reported an escape during the study year were relatively larger, had higher populations relative to their rated capacities, and employed fewer correctional officers per inmate than their control facilities which did not report an escape. This research discusses policy implications in light of these findings.
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