criminology

[krim-uh-nol-uh-jee]

noun

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

Origin of criminology

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

Related formscrim·i·no·log·i·cal

[krim-uh-nl-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌkrɪm ə nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, crim·i·no·log·ic, adjectivecrim·i·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverbcrim·i·nol·o·gist, noun

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Examples from the Web for criminologist

Contemporary Examples of criminologist

French criminologist Alain Bauer says “ISIS did not like him at all.”
French Jihadi Mehdi Nemmouche Is the Shape of Terror to Come
Christopher Dickey
September 9, 2014
Dr. Casey Jordan, a criminologist and a professor of justice at Western Connecticut State University, agrees.
For the Cleveland Kidnapping Victims, a Tragic Sisterhood
Christine Pelisek
May 10, 2013
James Alan Fox, a criminologist who studies mass shootings, has debunked a lot of the myths of mass shooters.
Should People Be Forced to Buy Liability Insurance for their Guns?
Megan McArdle
December 28, 2012
Perez Guadalupe, a criminologist, sociologist, and theologian, has brought a disciplined hand to Castro Castro.
Inside Joran Van Der Sloot’s Prison in Peru
Andrea Zarate
December 20, 2011

Historical Examples of criminologist

His wide fame as a criminologist and consulting detective had implanted no egotism in him.
No Clue
James Hay
And a curious shade of behavior might have here interested a criminologist.
The Boy Scouts Book of Stories
Various
These were most interesting volumes from the criminologist's point of view.
The American Egypt
Channing Arnold
It is up to the criminologist to work skillfully and consistently with skilled tools.
Criminal Types
V. M. Masten
In any case, as he is he is for the criminologist to make over.
Criminal Types
V. M. Masten

British Dictionary definitions for criminologist

criminology

noun

the scientific study of crime, criminal behaviour, law enforcement, etcSee also penology

Derived Formscriminological (ˌkrɪmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or criminologic, adjectivecriminologically, adverbcriminologist, noun

Word Origin for criminology

C19: from Latin crimin- crime, -logy

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Word Origin and History for criminologist

criminology

1890, from Latin stem of criminal + -ology. Criminologist is recorded from 1857.