The recidivism rate is the percentage of offenders:
a. who stay away from violent crime after going through individual therapy.
b. who are rearrested, reconvicted, or have their punishment made more restrictive after they have completed treatment.
c. who are convicted again of the same kind of crime after being released from prison.
d. who commit more serious crimes than the ones that led to their earlier imprisonment.
Answer: b
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