criminology

[krim-uh-nol-uh-jee]

noun

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

criminology

/ ˌkrɪmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌkrɪmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of criminology¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of criminology¹

C19: from Latin crimin- _crime , _-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.

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“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.

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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.

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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.

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

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