This study compares risk levels and individual risk factors between mentally ill parolees and non-mentally ill parolees and examines the degree to which the presence of a diagnosed mental health problem predicts felony arrests while on parole or parole revocation, as well as determines whether gender moderates the predicted relationship between mental health status on felony arrest while on parole or parole revocation. The findings of the multivariate logistic regression analyses indicate that the higher the risk level of a parolee the greater likelihood of experiencing a felony arrest while on parole or parole revocation. Similarly, the presence of a diagnosed mental health problem increases the likelihood of a felony arrest while on parole or parole revocation. Many of the variables predictive of felony arrest were also predictive of parole revocation. Importantly, gender was significantly related to felony arrest and parole revocation, such that males had greater likelihood of poorer outcomes compared to females. Overall, it was found that gender moderated the relationship between mental illness and parole revocation, specifically when it comes to male parolees.
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