Post by Radrook Admin on Aug 29, 2020 8:19:57 GMT -5
Why People Prefer Returning to Prison
It is called recidivism, the returning of those who he been granted liberty from prison via committing a similar or altogether different crime. It might happen in a matter of days months or years. But for some individuals, it is to be expected and there is absolutely no astonishment nor surprise when they are right back where they started.
Recidivism (/rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzəm/; from recidive and ism, from Latin recidīvus "recurring", from re- "back" and cadō "I fall") is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have either experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been trained to extinguish that behavior. It is also used to refer to the percentage of former prisoners who are rearrested for a similar offense.
The term is frequently used in conjunction with criminal behavior and substance abuse. (Recidivism is a synonym for "relapse", which is more commonly used in medicine and in the disease model of addiction.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recidivism
The term is frequently used in conjunction with criminal behavior and substance abuse. (Recidivism is a synonym for "relapse", which is more commonly used in medicine and in the disease model of addiction.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recidivism
At first glance, It might seem strange that some people prefer to be in prison since normally people value freedom. However, in some cases, it is far more difficult for a person to live free than to be incarcerated
You see, as a free man, the ex-con might find himself perpetually unemployed and unemployable due to his criminal record and lack of education. So the employment rejections will begin to convince him that all further efforts will be futile. Subsequently, he might find himself socially humiliated and straddled with the stigma of welfare or homeless and perhaps living on the streets or in some shelter. He might also find himself friendless and without family and watching helplessly as life slowly or rapidly passes by as he wilts physically and simmers in his own seemingly-endless misery.
Understandably, under such intense psychological duress, returning to prison might begin to seem like the right thing to do. After all, there are no financial worries there. There the rent is paid, food is guaranteed, medical expenses are covered, employment is provided, along with free secondary or college education if so desired. Regular Church services can be arranged and if he is gay and predatory-then he will have both the willing and unwilling at his disposal.
He will also no longer be alone since he will have like-minded fellow- prisoners as friends and perhaps be able to enjoy the very satisfying prestige of feeling important within the hoodlum-system that predominates. In short, he will have an identity that will thoroughly gratify his ego.