recidivism

1. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
2. Psychiatry. the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.

a repeated offender of grand theft auto and drug user, ---- is one example of recidivism, he has repeated and fallen back to his old ways.

by ca619 June 14, 2007

recidivism

When a parolee does not check in with his parole officer or abide by the conditions of his parole and is sent back to prison over and over as a result.

Johnny has been incarcerated five times in five years this is called recidivism.

by Jamie Pheloney April 9, 2005