Recidivism

Recidivism may be defined as the tendency to repeatedly indulging in criminal activities. A recidivist repeats the offence again and again even after he has been arrested and punished. The persons involved in such activities may include individuals that are emotionally unstable, those who have received inadequate correctional measure, unskilled, less educated persons or hardened criminals. Individuals who feel mistrusted are more likely to repeat offences. They generally form a group and commit the offence in group. The crimes that are most commonly repeated include theft, robbery, burglary, larceny, forgery, etc.

Open air camps and correctional work inside prisons are thought to be effective measure for the reformation of the criminal. Adequate after care on release to rehabilitate the individual for upright living is also essential. Further, the cases should be treated in fast track courts so that the reformative procedures are taken upon as early as possible instead of making the individual more prone towards committing offences.