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Definition of Recidivism

Recidivism

  1. The state or quality of being recidivous; relapse,
  2. a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits, esp. after conviction and punishment.

Recidivism Quotations

Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs, all reduce recidivism, significantly.
Bobby Scott

I do a number of things working on human rights issues, prison recidivism rates, and then I also push and have worked a lot on the social issues of rebuilding the family.
Sam Brownback

My patient population has a low recidivism rate, but if they haven't made up their minds that it is permanent, then of course, they will fail.
Robert Atkins

There are over 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country, and statistics have shown that the recidivism rate for those criminals is high.
Jim Sensenbrenner
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Recidivism Translations

recidivism in Italian is reversione
recidivism in Spanish is reincidencia

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