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Reoffending — OCR GCSE Psychology Definition

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GCSE Psychology · key term

Reoffending

Definition

Committing another offence after having previously offended.

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OCR GCSE Psychology · J203

Paper 1

Individual deterrence discourages the person who receives it from reoffending. General deterrence discourages other people who know about the punishment.
Revise: The Changing Nature of Punishment

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