These laws are also counterproductive, since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or land a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding.
2015年12月四級真題（第一套）閱讀 Section C
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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變卦；倒退；故態復萌
If you accuse someone of backsliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.