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recidivism
[ri-sid-uh-viz-uhm]
noun
repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
Psychiatry.the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.
recidivism
/ ɪˈɪɪˌɪə /
noun
habitual relapse into crime
Other Word Forms
- recidivist noun
- recidivistic adjective
- recidivous adjective
- ˈ徱 noun
- ˌ徱ˈپ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of recidivism1
Word History and Origins
Origin of recidivism1
Example Sentences
The act, which contains a series of criminal justice reforms including changes in sentencing and recidivism risk assessment, has benefited 40,000 people, he said.
Thousands have gone through the 10-year-old program, and it’s part of a broader push by the state to go beyond punishment and rehabilitate incarcerated people and reduce recidivism.
In the US, analysis from 2016 of a recidivism tool found black defendants were more likely than their white peers to be incorrectly judged to be at higher risk of repeat offending.
Many have had life sentences reduced — a subgroup that has a recidivism rate under 3%, the lowest of all released prisoners.
Issues such as poverty, social class disparities, criminal recidivism and housing challenges are highly present in east Belfast which Phoenix Education Centre is hoping to improve.
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When To Use
Recidivism most commonly refers to the act of continuing to commit crimes after having been imprisoned for one and released.In general, recidivism refers to a repeated or habitual relapse of any kind, but it is most often associated with crime and drug addiction. The verb form of recidivism is recidivate, which is synonymous with relapse. In psychology, recidivism refers to a repeated tendency to engage in crime or antisocial behavior.Example: Statistics show that elderly people have a low recidivism rate—once released from prison, they rarely commit more crimes.
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