criminology

[ krim-uh-nol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌkrɪm əˈnɒl ə dʒi /

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

Origin of criminology

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

crim·i·no·log·i·cal

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

Exempting private sales is a major problem from a criminological perspective.

The Senate’s Worthless Gun-Control Compromise |Adam Winkler |April 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Additional bibliography of psychological and criminological works likely to be generally helpful has been appended.

Criminal Psychology |Hans Gross
He abstracted the severed head of Becker on some criminological excuse, and took it home in his official box.

The Innocence of Father Brown |G. K. Chesterton
Similes miss the chamois-skin criminologist solely by the fact of criminological stunts he essays, but cannot manage.

Criminal Types |V. M. Masten

They are so barren of originality that a criminological Linnæus could classify them with absolute nicety.

Max Carrados |Ernest Bramah
The night the visitors came Richard Pell worked late among the great banks of criminological computers.

Brink of Madness |Walter J. Sheldon

criminology

/ (ˌkrɪmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ) /

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

criminological (ˌkrɪmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or criminologic, adjective criminologically, adverb criminologist, noun

C19: from Latin crimin- crime, -logy