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  • Recidivism is the defining characteristic of the criminal underclass, which makes it the defining challenge for courts and police.

    “Two Years” for Jon Harper Killer « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • "Recidivism" implies a prior crime, just like "return to the battlefield" implies the detainees were there once before.

    Shayana Kadidal: The Myth of Return to the Battlefield from Guantanamo 2009

  • WASHINGTON -- "Recidivism" is Rep. Jim Cooper's laconic explanation of why he, although only 54, has spent portions of five decades on Congress 'payroll.

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

  • Internal Emails Show Robust Role For 'Shadow Governor' Todd Palin Internal Emails Show Robust Role For 'Shadow Governor' Todd Palin False 'Recidivism' Meme Lives On In Obama Admin Letter, ABC Report since Sept. 11th, 2001.

    The Hollywood Liberal HL 2010

  • Internal Emails Show Robust Role For 'Shadow Governor' Todd Palin Internal Emails Show Robust Role For 'Shadow Governor' Todd Palin False 'Recidivism' Meme Lives On In Obama Admin Letter, ABC Report since Sept. 11th, 2001.

    The Hollywood Liberal HL 2010

  • Internal Emails Show Robust Role For 'Shadow Governor' Todd Palin Internal Emails Show Robust Role For 'Shadow Governor' Todd Palin False 'Recidivism' Meme Lives On In Obama Admin Letter, ABC Report since Sept. 11th, 2001.

    The Hollywood Liberal 2010

  • Internal Emails Show Robust Role For 'Shadow Governor' Todd Palin Internal Emails Show Robust Role For 'Shadow Governor' Todd Palin False 'Recidivism' Meme Lives On In Obama Admin Letter, ABC Report since Sept. 11th, 2001.

    The Hollywood Liberal 2010

  • Seton Hall Law: Department of Defense Wrong Again on Guantanamo "Recidivism"

    Mike Power's 'Not A Blog' 2009

  • Seton Hall Law: Department of Defense Wrong Again on Guantanamo "Recidivism"

    Minstrel Boy 2009

  • Recidivism rates are also extremely low; of the 38 women convicted of murder and released between 1985 and 2003, not one returned to prison for a new commitment within a three-year follow-up period.

    Catherine Epstein: Fairness for Defendants Who Survive Domestic Violence Catherine Epstein 2011

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