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criminologist

American  
[kri-mi-nah-luhj-ist] / ˌkrɪ mɪˈnɑ lədʒ ɪst /

noun

  1. a person who studies criminology.


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Lauren Wallace, an criminologist with the Los Angeles Police Department, said she found evidence of blood on gym mats and flooring inside the garage at the artist’s Hollywood Hills residence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

"Punitive proposals like these are not effective against organized or transnational crime," said criminologist Erika Solis of the Catholic University of Peru.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

“There is a sense that the worst period of Venezuelan crime is a thing of the past,” said criminologist Luis Izquiel.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

But criminologist and forensics expert Xanthe Mallett told the BBC there would likely have been sightings of Freeman by now if he were alive.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

In 1894, the French criminologist Bertillon had helped to wrongfully convict Alfred Dreyfus of treason, having presented a wildly incorrect handwriting analysis.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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