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recidivism: see criminology criminology, the study of crime, society's response to it, and its prevention, including examination of the environmental, hereditary, or psychological causes of crime, modes of criminal investigation and conviction, and the efficacy of punishment or correction (see ..... Click the link for more information. . recidivism habitual relapse into crime How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To change not only the behavior of animals, but to change, more importantly, human behavior, to reduce the recidivism rate is a great thing. As a practical outcome of this theory, Grandest Illusion emphatically protests an American justice system that emphasizes retribution, incarceration, and punishment over rehabilitation and crime prevention, especially given the high recidivism rates of offenders and the effect prisons have of serving as "crime schools" where offenders learn more about crime from other offenders. The program has slashed recidivism rates at Sheridan Correctional Center in half. |
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