recidivismn.
/rᵻˈsɪdᵻvɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /rəˈsɪdəˌvɪz(ə)m/, /riˈsɪdəˌvɪz(ə)m/ The action of relapsing into crime, or reoffending, esp. habitually; the tendency to behave in this way.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > criminality > [noun] > inclination > again
recidivism1884
society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [noun] > moral fall or lapse > moral relapse
recidivationa1425
relapsec1475
resiluation1513
residuationa1535
relapsing1591
quadrulapse1595
recumbency1601
recidivism1884
recidivity1890
society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > quality of being (a) criminal > habit of relapsing into crime
recidivism1884
1884 Times 6 Aug. 5/2 Transportation is the only way of immediately stemming the rising tide of recidivism.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 May 3/2 Recidivism is largely represented by the low foreheads, the scowling brows and cunning eyes.
1895 tr. E. Ferri Criminal Sociol. 256 The great importance of statistics of recidivism.
1926 C. Murchison Criminal Intelligence xv. 158 Of the sixteen habitual criminals, ten are single and six are married. It certainly seems that the marital state has no relation to recidivism.
1948 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 54 147/1 With decreases in posttreatment recidivism as the criteria for change, increased reformation would be secured through abandonment of useless treatment techniques.
1971 Sci. Amer. May 51/1 There is no strong evidence..that recidivism increases with leniency of sentence.
1995 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 Oct. 20/5 The recidivism rate for paedophiles is in the 75 to 90 percent range.
2004 H. A. Bedau in H. A. Bedau & P. G. Cassell Debating Death Penalty ii. 36 The only way to prevent such recidivism would be to execute every convicted murderer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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