reoffending
Criminal behavior recurring
Reoffending is committing another crime after having been convicted or punished for a previous one.
The term appears in discussions of criminal justice and rehabilitation: Programs aimed at reducing reoffending have shown mixed results.
Someone who reoffends is a reoffender; the pattern itself is recidivism.
Return to former illness
- backslidingReverting to former sins
- regressionReturn to former state
- reversionReturn to former state
- habitualDone by routine
chronic · serial · pattern · cycle · recurrence · tendency · propensity · inclination
Firmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- releaseTo let go
parole · probation · court · prosecution · charges · crime · violation · breach
Being convicted again
- rearrestSecond custody seizure
- reincarcerationReturn to custody
- habitualDone by routine
- chronicPersisting over time
persistent · parolee · probation · deterrence · desistance · criminality · penology · correctional
Improve by correcting faults
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
counseling · therapy · support · supervision · parole · probation · mentoring · programs
Recurring arrangement or template
- repeatDo or say again
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- chronicPersisting over time
continuation · relentless · entrenched · spiral · repetitive · recurring · perpetual · loop
Prevention via threatened consequences
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- early warningAlert before event occurs
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
supervision · compliance · conditions · restrictions · curfew · ankle monitor · check-in · reporting
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- assaultViolent offensive act
fraud · robbery · shoplifting · vandalism · breach · property-crime
Compulsive substance reliance
- triggersCauses or activates
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
dependency · craving · detox · abstinence · treatment · counseling · therapy · harm-reduction
Renewed opportunity after failure
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- transformationThorough change in form
- changeTo make different
- growthIncrease in size
atonement · rehabilitation · reintegration · fresh start · turning point · breakthrough · progress · success story
relapse
Return to former illness
- backslidingReverting to former sins
- regressionReturn to former state
- reversionReturn to former state
habitual · chronic · serial · pattern · cycle · recurrence · tendency · propensity · inclination · proclivity
conviction
Firmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
release · parole · probation · court · prosecution · charges · crime · violation · breach · hearing
reconviction
Being convicted again
- rearrestSecond custody seizure
- reincarcerationReturn to custody
- habitualDone by routine
chronic · persistent · parolee · probation · deterrence · desistance · criminality · penology · correctional · sanction
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- treatmentCare for an ailment
intervention · counseling · therapy · support · supervision · parole · probation · mentoring · programs · education
pattern
Recurring arrangement or template
- repeatDo or say again
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
chronic · continuation · relentless · entrenched · spiral · repetitive · recurring · perpetual · loop · escalation
deterrence
Prevention via threatened consequences
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- early warningAlert before event occurs
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
monitoring · supervision · compliance · conditions · restrictions · curfew · ankle monitor · check-in · reporting · surveillance
felony
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- theftUnlawful taking of property
assault · fraud · robbery · shoplifting · vandalism · breach · property-crime
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- triggersCauses or activates
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
sobriety · dependency · craving · detox · abstinence · treatment · counseling · therapy · harm-reduction
second chance
Renewed opportunity after failure
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- transformationThorough change in form
- changeTo make different
growth · atonement · rehabilitation · reintegration · fresh start · turning point · breakthrough · progress · success story · testimony
- crime datacrime trends, arrest rate, incarceration rate, violent crime rate, property crime
- repeat offendershabitual criminal, career criminal, prior convictions, criminal history
- recidivismrearrest, reconviction, habitual criminal, career criminal, parole violation
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
- criminologycrime, criminology, criminal behavior, criminologist, criminalization
reoffendingrehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
reform · reformation · resocialization · redemption · reintegration
offense, offensive, offend, offender, offending, unrepentant, recidivism, recidivist, reoffend