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recidivism

noun

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A return to criminal behavior after a previous offense or punishment.

The seminar discussed how the report defined and measured recidivism.

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Recidivism concerned a return to criminal behavior after an earlier offense or punishment, so the students checked both the criminal classification and the sequence of events.

From What the Report Actually Measures.

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