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What is Recidivism

Chapter 10

Global Perspectives on Reforming the Criminal Justice System

It can be defined as relapse of a convicted offender to offending behaviour. In other words, due to many factors such as financial deprivation, lack of support system, an offender might reoffend post release from prison. The act of reengaging in criminal behaviour after release is known as recidivism.

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Overview of Correctional Reform in India: A “Different” Approach to Offender Rehabilitation

Divya Dubey (Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences, Amity University, India) and Vedika Agarwal (The University of Manchester, UK)

Source Title: Global Perspectives on Reforming the Criminal Justice System

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6884-2.ch010

Abstract

Today, every prison around the world requires a correctional programme so that rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders can be done successfully. Correctional reforms is a serious issue and has been taken seriously even internationally. In India, many attempts have been made to improve the condition of prisons and prisoners, but little changes have been seen at the root-level. There is a scope of modifications in the correctional reforms to meet the present-day needs of the criminal justice system. The chapter will give an overview of the correctional reforms in Indian prisons and after reviewing the existing literature will attempt to identify the limitations of the correctional programs which need to be addressed for effective rehabilitation and reformation of prisoners. Lastly, the chapter will conclude with a number of suggestions and with a comprehensive model for rehabilitation.

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Chapter 5

Ethical Principles for Vulnerable Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the Criminal Justice System

Individuals who continue to reoffend by committing similar crimes are referred to as recidivists.

Published in Chapter: Ethical Principles for Vulnerable Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the Criminal Justice System; From: Methodologies and Ethics for Social Sciences Research

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Is that act of a person to repeat an undesirable behavior after they a bad experience or negative consequence of exhibiting one, or had been trained to extinguish that behavior.

Published in Chapter: Inmate Communication as a Conscientization Approach to Societal Mainstreaming; From: Infocommunication Skills as a Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration Tool for Inmates

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A relapse in reoffending behavior.

Published in Chapter: The Five Rs of Prison Reform With Ethnoracially Diverse Offenders: A Clinical Forensic Psychological Perspective; From: Global Perspectives on Reforming the Criminal Justice System

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