-becomeawareofone'serrorsandturnbackfromone'swrongpath;abletocorrectone'sownmistake;beawarethatonehasstrayedfrom(the)rightpath;bedeterminedtocorrectmistakesonehasmade;realizeone'serrorsandmendone'sways;recover[getback]one'sbearingsandreturntothefold;retractfromthewrongpath;returnfromthelostway;returntothecorrectpath;stoponthebrinkofaprecipiceandturnbackfromthewrongpath:
Thecriminalsshouldstopontheprecipice,retractfromthewrongpathandnotgoanyfurther.犯罪分子应当迷途知返，悬崖勒马，不要在错误的道路上继续走下去。