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What does recidivism mean?

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Noun
  1. Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
  2. (psychology) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
  3. (by extension) Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time.
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Many fire professionals believe that fire-safety education can reduce the recidivism rate among juvenile firesetters.
To determine the current recidivism status of probationers, official records were obtained from the county juvenile probation department.
The base rates varied greatly according to which definition of sexual recidivism was being used.
None of the other demographic factors were significantly related to sexual offense recidivism.
All the criminologist, penologist, and sociologist can get together and talk their theories and smack about recidivism and rehabilitation.
As well, those with previous offenses, particularly previous violent offenses, were at greater risk for nonsexual violent recidivism.

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