recidivism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- r(ĭ)-sĭ'-dĭ-vĭ-zm̩
- (Southern-England) audio
- /rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzm̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹəˈsɪdəvəzm̩/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From French récidivisme, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ism. By surface analysis, recidive + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
Unintended mathwashing occurs when the algorithm is left unchecked, and, learning from historical data, amplifies social bias. The U.S. justice system uses an algorithm called COMPAS to determine a criminal's likelihood to re-offend. COMPAS has been proven by Pro Publica to predict that black defendants will have higher rates of recidivism than they actually do, while white defendants are predicted to have lower rates than they actually do.
2018 January 29, Sophie Kleber, “As AI Meets the Reputation Economy, We're All Being Silently Judged”, in Harvard Business Review, Brighton, M.A.: Harvard Business Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2023:The increase in criminal activity was attributed to recidivism.
- (countable, uncountable) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
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(broadly, countable, uncountable) Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time.
alcohol(ic) recidivism
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recidivisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
three-strikes law · zero tolerance · three strikes and you're out · recidivize · recidivist
Translations (19)
it recidività (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · it recidiva (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · ca recidiva (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · ko 재범 (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · ar عَوْد (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · de Rückfall (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · ja 再犯 (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · cmn 累犯 (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · mk рециди́в (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · pt reincidência (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · es reincidencia (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · nl recidive (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · bg рецидиви́зъм (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · gv aahuittym (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · ca reincidència (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · fr récidive (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · mk рецидиви́зам (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · pl recydywa (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) · ka რეციდივიზმი (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime)