Kurniati Abidin, Maria E. Pandu, Rabihatun Idris, Heri Tahir, The Determinants Identification of Female Recidivists, The Social Sciences, Volume 11,Issue 24, 2016, Pages 5906-5912, ISSN 1818-5800, sscience.2016.5906.5912, (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.5906.5912) Abstract: The aim of this research is to analyze female determinant who turned to be a recidivist in detention center class 1 makassar. A case study of qualitative approach was used in this research and six informants were chosen purposively as subjects of the research. The data was gained by doing an in-depth interview and used a componential analysis. The result of this research shows that female determinant could turned back to be a criminal and carried the status as a recidivist because of the husband’s pressure, labelled as an ex-criminal such as humiliation and rejection from her family and society, the basic living needs that must be fulfilled soon and consumptive lifestyle like used to live extravagantly and could not be able to balance between her outcome and financial condition. Keywords: Identification;determinant;former convict;female;extravagantly