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. 惯犯[正式]

Six prisoners are still at large along with four dangerous recidivists. 六名犯人与四名危险惯犯一起仍潜逃在外。

2. recidivismN-UNCOUNT

Their basic criticism was that prisons do not reduce the crime rate, they cause recidivism. 他们的基本评论为：监狱的存在无法降低犯罪率，它只能引发重犯。