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social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > recidivism
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > recidivism
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > recidivism
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > recidivism
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > recidivism
... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > recidivism
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > recidivism
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > recidivism
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > recidivism
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > theory and treatment in the community > recidivism
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > theories of punishment > recidivism
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > recidivism

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recidivism  

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  • Recidivism is the reoccurrence of criminal behavior by prior offenders. The term also refers to a tendency to return to criminal behavior by offenders previously in the criminal justice system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Recidivism]

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