THE TREND ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT DRUG ABUSE IS STEADILY BECOMING MORE PREVALENT AMONG MALE PAROLEES, HOWEVER, ALCOHOL ABUSE CONTINUES TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD. THE PERCENTAGE OF MALE PAROLEES WITH PRIOR PRISON AND NON-PRISON RECORDS REMAINED STABLE. THE PROPORTION OF MEN PAROLED WITH PRIOR NON-PRISON SENTENCES REMAINS SUBSTANTIAL. THE PROPORTION OF MEN RETURNED TO PRISON WITH NEW MAJOR ALLEGATIONS AND/OR NEW MAJOR CONVICTIONS REMAINED STABLE. THE PROPORTION LABELED 'SUCCESSES' HAS SHOWN A CONSISTENT INCREASE. THE REDCIDIVISM RATE FOR TECHNICAL VIOLATORS AND ABSCONDERS DECREASED IN ALL GROUPS. DRUG ABUSE IS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT AMONG ADULT MALE PAROLEES, AND THE PROPORTION WITH PRIOR NON-PRISON SENTENCES REMAINS HIGH. IN 1972 ONLY 3 PERCENT WERE RETURNED TO PRISON WITH NEW MAJOR ALLGATIONS AND/OR NEW MAJOR CONVICTIONS. THE PROPORTION LABELED 'SUCCESSES' HAS SHOWN A CONSISTENT INCREASE IN EACH YEAR STUDIED. THE PROPORTION OF FEMALE ABSCONDERS AND TECHNICAL VIOLATORS DECREASED....RCB