habitual or chronic relapse, or tendency to relapse, esp. into crime or antisocial behavior
Origin of recidivism
from Classical Latin recidivus from recidere, to fall back from re-, back + cadere, to fall (see case) + -ism
The rate of recidivism has declined in the state prison system as a result of an improved support system after they are released.
Recidivism is a repeated relapse, or the rate at which criminals re-offend.
When 50 percent of criminals who get out of jail are back there within a year, this is an example of a 50 percent recidivism.
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recidivism
noun
The repeating of or returning to criminal behavior by the same offender or type of offender.
Origin of recidivism
From recidivist one who recidivates from French récidiviste from récidiver to relapse from Medieval Latin recidīvāre from Latin recidīvus falling back from recidere to fall back re- re- cadere to fall ; see kad- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- re·cid′i·vist
noun
- re·cid′i·vis′tic re·cid′i·vous
adjective
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Noun
(uncountable)
- Committing new offenses after being punished for a crime.
- The increase in criminal activity was attributed to recidivism.
- (psychology, psychiatry) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
Origin
From Latin recidÄ«vus (“returning, recurring") (compare recidivous) +"Ž -ism.
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Sentence Examples
- Despite the criminal element (a significant percentage of Watchers are former criminals) the recidivism rate approaches zero.
- Recommittals were frequent and recidivism on the increase.
- My mind jingled with questions of recidivism of his souls, the operation he'd alleged to have personally endured and if others had followed suit, or, if he encouraged them to do so.
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