According to data presented in the text, within three years of being released, 40 percent of all released prisoners are convicted of another crime. This is called __________.
A) rehabilitation
B) plea bargaining
C) recidivism
D) deterrence

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Recidivism refers to the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend, which is what is described in the text with the statistic about released prisoners being convicted of another crime.

According to Data Presented in the Text, Within Three Years