recidivist

1. N-COUNT A recidivist is someone who has committed crimes in the past and has begun to commit crimes again, for example after a period in prison. 慣犯[正式]

Six prisoners are still at large along with four dangerous recidivists. 六名犯人與四名危險慣犯一起仍潛逃在外。

2. recidivismN-UNCOUNT

Their basic criticism was that prisons do not reduce the crime rate, they cause recidivism. 他們的基本評論爲：監獄的存在無法降低犯罪率，它衹能引發重犯。