repeat a crime

English translation: Commits the same crime again

07:18 Sep 1, 2002

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)

English term or phrase: repeat a crime

the rate at which one repeats a crime

denise

Selected answer:Commits the same crime again

Explanation:
the rate at which one repeats a crime is the frequency (number of times per unit of time) of committing the same type of crime.

Fuad

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Note added at 2002-09-01 07:25:01 (GMT)
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The reference is to another instance of the same type of crime. I hope that is obvious.

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Note added at 2002-09-01 08:01:29 (GMT)
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I wonder if you are referring to the repeat-offense rate. Take a look at the following:

http://www.usroads.com/journals/rilj/9707/ri970703.htm

\"Researchers will continue to keep track of alcohol-related violations committed by the study group for another year to see if their lower repeat-offense rate continues.\"

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Fuad Yahya

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5 +7

Commits the same crime again

Fuad Yahya

3 +4

recidivism rate or rate of re-offending

Nikita Kobrin

REGRESSION

Jos Essers

3 +1

Wiederholungstäter / reoffending rate

Klaus Dorn (X)

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

Commits the same crime again

Fuad Yahya
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 32

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7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Wiederholungstäter / reoffending rate

Explanation:
is what it would mean in German...

I think she's after "Rückfallquote", but in English, of course, so possibly "reoffending rate"

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of:

English,

German

1 hr confidence:

REGRESSION

Explanation:
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Reference: http://www2.tltc.ttu.edu/Westfall/images/5349/examples_of_tr...

Jos Essers
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of:

Dutch

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

recidivism rate or rate of re-offending

Explanation:
Examples:

Recidivism rate cut from 70% to 10%

Run by Dr Timothy Leary and his colleagues in Concord State Prison in Massachusetts, the Leary's prison programme had in its time a most dramatic impact in keeping ex-prisoners from re-offending.

Another option: "return-to-prison rate".
Example:
The project succeeded in cutting the return-to-prison rate from 70% to 10%, until it was closed down after Leary's expulsion from Harvard University.

Reference: http://www.globalideasbank.org/1993/1993-68.HTML

Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of:

Russian

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