Chief Nurse Executive*. California Correctional Health Care Services is seeking a solutions-oriented, no nonsense nurse executive to provide organization and...
The noun RECIDIVIST has 2 senses: 1. someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior). 2. someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior. Familiarity information: RECIDIVIST used as a noun is rare.
DTAP reduces crime. Research by the Justice Policy Institute shows drug treatment can significantly reduce recidivism, as much as 12.4%, compared with only 6% after jail or prison. Overall, 67.5% of all drug offenders are expected to be rearrested within three years of their release.