What is Recidivism?
Spelled Pronunciation [ri-sid-uh-viz-uhm]
–noun
1. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
2. Psychiatry. the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.
It is often said that murderers are the criminals least likely to repeat their crimes. Does that statistic matter if you become the victim of one who bucks the trend?
