Xiong Sun is a superior court judge who is in the process of deciding the sentences of three 18-year-old boys who were involved with a drag racing case. When the officer pulled the boys over for a traffic violation, the driver was legally drunk, the two passengers were also drunk, and there were open containers of beer in the car. Luckily, a traffic accident was avoided by the police stop.
After the conviction and sentencing of the offenders involved in this case, thereis a chance they may commit another crime in the near future, which is referred to as:
a. recidivism.b. re-arrest.c. life-long offender.d. three striker.e. chronic offending.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: a
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