recidivism

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Pronunciation

/rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzəm/(rih-SID-ih-viz-um)

Part of speech

nounformal

Chinese

累犯；再犯

Definition

The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend.

Word family

  • recidivist/rɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/(n)累犯者
  • recidivistic/rɪˌsɪdɪˈvɪstɪk/(adj)累犯的

Collocations

  • recidivism rate
  • reduce recidivism
  • high recidivism
  • recidivism prevention

Examples

  1. 1.The prison's education program significantly reduced recidivism among participants. (reoffending)
  2. 2.A recidivism rate of 60% suggests the justice system is failing at rehabilitation. (repeat offending)

Synonyms

  • reoffending/ˌriːəˈfɛndɪŋ/— committing crime again
  • relapse/rɪˈlæps/— return to bad behavior, broader

Etymology

from Latin "recidivus" = falling back — re- (back) + cadere (to fall) — falling back into crime