Loretta Lynch

Certainly, by providing individuals coming out of institutions with ways to become productive citizens, we reduce recidivism. What that means is we reduce crime. There are fewer victims when individuals have options - when they have job skills, when they have life skills, we break the cycle of children following their parents into institutions.

American Public Servant

Frank Wolf

We can't just rail against crime. We must speak of the root problems - devastating family breakup, an insidious culture of violence that cheapens human life, skyrocketing prisoner recidivism rates that rob our communities of husbands and fathers - and recognize that there is a societal role in rehabilitation and restoration.

American Politician

George R. Roberts

Social-enterprise employees earn wages and pay taxes, reducing their recidivism rates and dependence on government assistance. They also receive crucial on-the-job training, job-readiness skills, literacy instruction and, if necessary, the counseling and mental-health services they need to move into the mainstream workforce.

American Businessman

Clint Smith

Do those serving life sentences deserve access to educational opportunities never having a future beyond bars? The answer is yes and necessitates that in-prison education serves additional goals beyond reducing recidivism.

American Writer

Greg Boyle

We lose our right to be surprised that California has the highest recidivism rate in the country if we refuse to hire folks who have taken responsibility for their crimes and have done their time.

American Clergyman

Sam Brownback

I do a number of things working on human rights issues, prison recidivism rates, and then I also push and have worked a lot on the social issues of rebuilding the family.

Robert Atkins

My patient population has a low recidivism rate, but if they haven't made up their minds that it is permanent, then of course, they will fail.

American Celebrity

Hill Harper

Once you have a felony conviction on your record, one of the most difficult things to do is to break the cycle of recidivism.

American Actor

Danny K. Davis

The best protection against recidivism is a job.

Bob Casey, Jr.

Employment is key to reducing recidivism.

Recidivism mainly refers to crimes and the justice system, not just any bad habit.

Crime Focus

Use 'recidivism' to suggest that treatment or punishment didn't fix the underlying problem.

System Failure

'Recidivism' has a negative tone because it means returning to harmful patterns.

Negative Connotation

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