to recidivate
- verb
- /ˌrɛsɪˈdɪveɪt/
- Specialized
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reincidir
- What is more alarming is that the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) has estimated that one half to two thirds of inmates who are released are likely to recidivate, that is, return to a life of crime and end up back in the justice system (Langan & Levin, 2002).
- likely to recidivate
- less likely to recidivate
Examples
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If one considers the sum of ex-inmates who recidivate, longstanding inmates already incarcerated, and new inmates who are expected to enter the correctional system, the United States' prison system will be overwhelmed.
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Specifically, when compared to traditional probationers, drug court women were significantly less likely to recidivate over a long-term follow-up period.
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The primary interest in the current study was whether participation in the drug court influenced the probability that an individual would recidivate.
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The odds ratio indicates that probationers are eight times more likely to recidivate when compared to drug court participants.
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Well, the idea of these systems is to predict whether you're going to recidivate or re offend.
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Females who participate in prison-based educational programs recidivate at a lower rate than male inmates who also participated in these programs.
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Also, prisoners and parolees within educational programs recidivate approximately 20% less than those not in education programs (Ross, 2009).
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The results of an event history analysis confirmed that drug court participants were significantly less likely to recidivate even after controlling for differences in length of follow-up.
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While we would hypothesize that higher-risk clients should be more likely to recidivate, this finding may also speak to the need for drug courts to consider the risk principle when making treatment decisions (see Andrews & Bonta, 2006).
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After completing his rehabilitation program, he hoped he would not recidivate into his former criminal behavior.
Synonyms
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7.5
To return to an earlier, less developed or worse state
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4.2
To begin an old bad habit again after trying to change
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6.1
To become ill again or return to a bad habit after getting better
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5.2
To return to a previous bad habit
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7.5
To start doing old bad habits again after making progress
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3.6
Start acting the same as before after trying to change
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8.7
To go back to an earlier, worse state
To do the same crime again after being punished
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
recidivate = recidivism (semi-transparent) = re + recidiv + ate
The verb is formed with the verbive suffix '-ate' from the lexical base 'recidiv-' as found in 'recidivism'; the formal relation is clear but the root 'recidiv-' is not a productive, transparent English base for most learners.
Etymology
The word recidivate comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and cadere 'to fall', so it literally means 'to fall again'. That's why to recidivate is to slip back into old bad or criminal behavior after being treated or punished.