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月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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变卦；倒退；故态复萌
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.