criminology

American  

[krim-uh-nol-uh-jee] / ˌkrɪm əˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.

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criminology British  

/ ˌkrɪmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌkrɪmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the scientific study of crime, criminal behaviour, law enforcement, etc See also penology

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Other Word Forms

• criminologic adjective
• criminological adjective
• criminologically adverb
• criminologist noun

Etymology

Origin of criminology

1855–60; < Latin crīmin- (stem of crīmen; crime ) + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

The law and criminology teacher said she had installed content filters on her home internet and was shocked to see such material on the e-commerce platform.

From BBC

“They just use it as a mechanism for getting rid of difficult-to-prosecute cases, cases that weren’t a lead-pipe cinch to get a conviction,” said Gary Kleck, professor emeritus of criminology at Florida State University.

From The Wall Street Journal

Criminals are resurrecting these dormant identities and submitting hundreds of applications for bank accounts and credit cards, says David Maimon, head of fraud insights at SentiLink and a criminology professor at Georgia State University.

From Los Angeles Times

The journalism and criminology graduate, who also volunteers at the archives with Jersey Heritage, described how she was "stressed and burnt out" before her diagnosis.

From BBC

Jonathan Gilbert is a lecturer in criminology at the University of the West of England, in Bristol.

From BBC