Noun
habitual relapse into crime
Source: WordNetAccordingly the prison service will recruit a number of positions essential for the operation of critical rehabilitation programmes, intended to improve the reintegration of offenders into the community and reduce recidivism. Source: Internet
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy visited York, the state's only prison for women, to collect information on the Second Chance Pell pilot program, a federal grant that aims to reduce recidivism by expanding access to education for incarcerated people. Source: Internet
Two new Restorative Justice Community Courts are set to launch next month in the Avondale and Englewood neighborhoods as part of Circuit Court of Cook County’s effort to address nonviolent crime and prevent recidivism. Source: Internet
Alternative sentencing programs also boast of dramatically lower recidivism rates. Source: Internet
But Mr. O’Malley said that he would speak to only “the substance” of her speech, and that he had “achieved the trifecta” of lowering crime, incarceration and recidivism as mayor of Baltimore and governor of Maryland. Source: Internet
In 2014 alone, sanctuaries released 10,000 criminal aliens who had a 70 percent recidivism rate and undoubtedly contributed to the gang crisis. Source: Internet