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Definition of Recidivism
1. Noun. Habitual relapse into crime.
Derivative terms: Recidivate, Recidivist, Recidivist
Definition of Recidivism
1. n. The state or quality of being recidivous; relapse,
Definition of Recidivism
1. Noun. Committing new offenses after being punished for a crime. ¹
2. Noun. (psychology psychiatry) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recidivism
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Recidivism
1. The tendency of an individual toward recidivation. Origin: L. Recidivus, recurring (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Recidivism
Literary usage of Recidivism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court by Tracy M. Godwin, David J. Steinhart, Betsy A. Fulton (1997)
"The following sections will discuss problems associated with recidivism as the
... Rethinking recidivism There is a high degree of consensus about the ..."
2. Criminology by Raffaele Garofalo (1914)
"recidivism More astonishing still is the circumstance that certain writers of
the strictly juridical school have begun to attack the distinctive punishment ..."
3. Criminology by Raffaele Garofalo (1914)
"recidivism More astonishing still is the circumstance that certain writers of
the strictly juridical school have begun to attack the distinctive punishment ..."
4. Intermediate Sanctions in Sentencing Guidelines by Michael Tonry (1998)
"General Impediments to Effective Intermediate Sanctions In retrospect it was
naive for proponents of new programs to assure skeptics that recidivism rates ..."
5. The Sixth International Prison Congress Held at Brussels, Belgium, August by Samuel June Barrows (1903)
"First Question: recidivism IN RELATION TO MINORS. ... The writers agreed in
regarding recidivism as incompatible with the conception of ..."
6. The Sex Offenderby Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini by Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini (1995)
"Assessment for Sexual Offence recidivism ... and sexual recidivism. Paper presented
at annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa. ..."
7. The Sex Offenderby Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini by Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini (1999)
"recidivism rates among child molesters and rapists: A methodological analysis.
... Static and dynamic predictors of recidivism in sexual aggressors. ..."
8. Violence Against Womenby Joan Zorza, Civic Research Institute by Joan Zorza, Civic Research Institute (2002)
"... 4-49^-54 child visitation, 1-8-1-9 court sentencing options and recidivism
among domestic violence offenders, 1-1-1-7 law enforcement officers as, ..."
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