How to Use recidivism in a Sentence

recidivism

noun
  • That’s why the recidivism rate (weight regain) is high.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There could be higher rates of recidivism.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • Therefore, this is a chance to maybe reduce recidivism as well.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The idea is both to decrease recidivism and create a more skilled workforce.
    — Kaitlin Lange, Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2018
  • In fact, one of the biggest predictors of recidivism is age – or rather, lack of it.
    — Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes, 4 June 2022
  • The movement for tougher rules began with a high-profile case of recidivism.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2019
  • How far along is your next film, the documentary about prison and recidivism?
    — Caryn James, WSJ, 20 June 2018
  • In fact, research shows after the first two years, recidivism is markedly low.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2019
  • But what if taking away their right to bear arms for life actually helps drive up the rate of recidivism?
    — Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Based on recidivism rates, these criminals need to be kept off the streets for as long as possible.
    — WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
  • And his numbers don’t reflect the pace of recidivism currently or over the last decade.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The program’s low rate of recidivism for crime and drug use has drawn national acclaim.
    — New York Times, 4 June 2018
  • The recidivism rate for RTA alums is less than three percent.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The study found that people who get their records expunged see higher earnings and low recidivism rates.
    — Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Other states, however, have seen drops in recidivism for those who go through the program.
    — John Caniglia, cleveland.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • The recidivism rate dropped to 3% for people 60 and older, the study found.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 18 June 2022
  • The goal is to reduce recidivism and shrink the prison population.
    — David Ovalle, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
  • Boudin said the goal of the task force is to disrupt the cycle of recidivism by rooting out the sources of the city’s drug supplies.
    — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Arnett argues that the system is built to make recidivism the fault of officers and parolees.
    — Sidney Fussell, Wired, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Harry and Hyatt are both keen to learn whether the model can reduce recidivism.
    — Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Even among those who didn’t graduate, the recidivism rate was 55 percent.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The recidivism rate for those with such disorders is nearly 80%.
    — William R. Kelly, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2017
  • The hope is that a new system can reduce recidivism rates and the inmate population.
    — Nadia Lopez, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Reorganize the jail to give deputies incentives to stay and inmates a chance to avoid recidivism.
    — Indystar, Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Youth with felony or gross misdemeanor cases had 50% lower risk of recidivism.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
  • And even with those challenges, graduates have gone on to get jobs at such places as Slack, with a 0 percent recidivism rate.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The list was principally made up of people whose convictions were decades old and for whom her office thought the risk of recidivism was low.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Dog-training programs in prisons appear to reduce recidivism rates.
    — Margret Grebowicz, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This would be Bangladesh’s 16th IMF program — talk about recidivism.
    — Caleb Hofmann, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Frescobaldi knew the grim recidivism rate in the Italian prison system—85 percent.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 20 June 2022

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