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criminology
[ krim-uh-nol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.
criminology
/ ˌkrɪmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌkrɪmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the scientific study of crime, criminal behaviour, law enforcement, etc See also penology
Derived Forms
- ˌԴˈDz, adverb
- criminological, adjective
- ˌˈԴDZDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··Դ·Dz·· [krim-, uh, -nl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], i·Դ·Dzi adjective
- i·Դ·Dzi·· adverb
- i·ԴDZo· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of criminology1
Word History and Origins
Origin of criminology1
Example Sentences
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.
Investigators discovered Saadi had an interest in true crime and was studying criminology and criminal psychology at the University of Greenwich.
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.
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.
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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