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- Define recidivism and explain its role in the criminal justice system.
- Specific deterrence seeks to reduce the likelihood of recidivism by convicted offenders.
- The rate of recidivism is an indication of whether or not corrections is working. True or False?
- Federal prisons have a lower recidivism rate than state prisons. True or False?
- Labeling theorists would explain recidivism among those released from prison as what?
