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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
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԴˈDz, adverb
  • criminological, adjective
  • ˌˈԴDZDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··Դ·Dz·· [krim-, uh, -nl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], i·Դ·Dzi adjective
  • i·Դ·Dzi·· adverb
  • i·ԴDZo· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of criminology1

1855–60; < Latin ī- (stem of ī; crime ) + -o- + -logy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of criminology1

C19: from Latin crimin- crime , -logy
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In November we spoke to Amy Wilkes, 23, from Coventry who was struggling to find a job after getting a degree in criminology, policing and investigation.

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Investigators discovered Saadi had an interest in true crime and was studying criminology and criminal psychology at the University of Greenwich.

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A criminology student who had a "grievance against women" has been jailed for attacking two friends in a frenzied stabbing on a beach in Bournemouth.

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It was also discovered that Saadi, a criminology student at the University of Greenwich, had an interest in true crime and had bought multiple knives online.

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David Décary-Hétu, a University of Montreal criminology professor, said the situation of dealers peddling drugs on social platforms had “slowly gotten better.”

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