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Recidivistic Predation

[ COMPONENT . EXTRACTIVE ]
[ rə-ˌsi-də-ˈvis-tik prə-ˈdā-shən ]
The institutional exploitation of cyclic criminalization; the systematic extraction of capital or political utility from the recurring incarceration of marginalized populations.
Ex. The American Midwest functions as a primary laboratory for recidivistic predation, where pervasive institutional complicity ensures a self-perpetuating loop of carceral revenue.
latin recidivus (recurring) + praedatio (plunder). related to præcedent (eng. adj. obsolete).