Recidivism definition

Recidivism means any rearrest, reconviction, or reincarceration in prison or jail for a felony or misdemeanor offense or a probation or parole violation of an individual as measured first after 3 years and again after 5 years from the date of his or her release from incarceration, placement on probation, or conviction, whichever is later.
Recidivism means a conviction of a new felony or misdemeanor committed within three years of release from custody or committed within three years of placement on supervision for a previous criminal conviction.
Recidivism means a return to criminal activity after a previous criminal

Examples of Recidivism in a sentence

  • An Outcome Evaluation of a Prison Work Release Program: Estimating Its Effects on Recidivism, Employment, and Cost Avoidance.” Criminal Justice Policy Review 26, no.

  • Patrick Langan and David Levin, Recidivism ofPrisoners Released in 1994 (Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2002).

  • Three State Recidivism Study: Report Submitted to the Office of Correctional Education, U.S. Department of Educa- tion, Lanham, MD: Correctional Education Associa- tion.Sykes, G.

  • Recidivism from lack of re-entry help, difficulty finding employment with a felony record, and loss of civil rights.

  • Recidivism rates for similarly profiled defendants are graphically presented for each sentencing alternative.


More Definitions of Recidivism

Recidivism means the repeat criminal offenses of an individual whom has had prior offenses.
Recidivism means a relapse into criminal behavior.
Recidivism means any subsequent arrest for a serious offense (carrying a sentence of at least one year) resulting in the filing of a charge.
Recidivism means the return to incarceration in an Arkansas
Recidivism means any misdemeanor or felony level offense referred to the juvenile justice system, the adult corrections system, or both, within a twelve (12) month period after date of discharge from service.
Recidivism means any subsequent criminal charge;
Recidivism means any of the following: