Criminology

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The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
A treatise on crime or the criminal population
the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
{i} scientific study of crime and criminals
Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminals. + criminologist criminologists crimi·nolo·gist a criminologist at the University of Montreal. the scientific study of crime and criminals. Scientific study of nonlegal aspects of crime, including its causes and prevention. Criminology originated in the 18th century when social reformers began to question the use of punishment for retribution rather than deterrence and reform. In the 19th century, scientific methods began to be applied to the study of crime. Today criminologists commonly use statistics, case histories, official records, and sociological field methods to study criminals and criminal activity, including the rates and kinds of crime within geographic areas. Their findings are used by lawyers, judges, probation officers, law-enforcement and prison officials, legislators, and scholars to better understand criminals and the effects of treatment and prevention. See also delinquency, penology
criminologist
A person who is skilled in, or practices criminology
criminologist
{i} one who specializes in criminology (scientific study of crime and criminals)
criminologist
a specialist in criminology
Criminology

    Hyphenation

    cri·mi·no·lo·gy

    Turkish pronunciation

    krîmînälıci

    Pronunciation

    /ˌkrəməˈnäləʤē/ /ˌkrɪmɪˈnɑːləʤiː/

    Etymology

    () criminal +‎ -logy
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