Nowadays,when a person,hisrightsandfreedomsbecome a priority,newquestionsariseregarding the recurrence of crimesand it is important to identify the signscharacterizingitscontent. The growth of crime,recidivism, and a largenumber of convictsinplaces of deprivation of libertythreaten the furtherdevelopment of society, the creation of a Stategoverned by the rule of law, the preservation of the status of the Stateininternationalrelations, and createbarriers.Thearticleexamines the socialproblems of recidivism.Thiswill make it possible to accuratelydetermine the placeandrole of recidivismin the criminallegislation of the countryandrevealitscapabilitiesinsolvingissues of protecting the interests of the individual,societyand the statefromcriminalencroachmentsandpreventingcriminaloffenses.