criminogenic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of criminogenic
crimin(al) + -o- + -genic
Example Sentences
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And in every single case, what we’re looking at is what were the criminogenic factors that lead to their criminality?”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023
Extremism is not due to the presence of a single risk factor or criminogenic indicator, like unemployment.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022
Experts like Sujatha Baliga from the Restorative Justice Project explain how the current prison system in the US is criminogenic.
From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2020
Moreover, his criminogenic disdain for any viable sense of civic and moral responsibility gives new meaning to an ethos of selfishness and a culture of cruelty, if not terror, that has run amok.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2018
“Across the board, institutions focus a little too much on the static factors, when focusing on these criminogenic needs is the way to go,” he said.
From Washington Times • Mar. 15, 2018
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