career criminals
Repeat offense specialists
Career criminals are people who engage in crime as their primary occupation over an extended period, rather than committing isolated offenses.
The term implies a pattern of repeated illegal activity as a way of life: Career criminals cycle in and out of the prison system.
Law enforcement and courts often distinguish career criminals from first-time or occasional offenders when determining sentences.
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- repeat offenderPerson repeatedly convicted
- desistanceCeasing harmful behavior
- recidivismHabitual return to crime
- offenderOne who breaks rules
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