N-COUNT 屢教不改的罪犯;慣犯;累犯 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. 屢教不改的罪犯;慣犯;累犯 [formal]
Six prisoners are still at large along with four dangerous recidivists.
4個危險的慣犯和其他6名犯人仍然在逃。
recidivism
Their basic criticism was that prisons do not reduce the crime rate, they cause recidivism.