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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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Moore said police believe recruiting among gangs has been on the rise, and anti-gang officers work on what they call the ``10 percent'' problem of recidivists who commit 50 percent of all crimes. He asserted, "I have a feeling here that [if] you are choosing, you would choose recidivists over religionists. Historically, most criminals are recidivists," she said. |
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