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

These conclusions unnerved Kelley and eventually led him to change the focus of his career from psychiatry to criminology.

Hermann Göring’s Shrink and the Perils of the Nazi Mind |Jack El-Hai |October 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Lorie Fridell is an associate professor in the department of criminology at the University of South Florida.

Are We All Racial Profilers? |Lorie Fridell |July 29, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
If criminology were so simple it would not be difficult to handle.

Crime: Its Cause and Treatment |Clarence Darrow
One cannot even call it a satire, unless one is prepared to apply that term to the record of a "case" in a work of criminology.

Hedda Gabler |Henrik Ibsen

This message from my pen is not a work on criminology or penology.

After Prison - What? |Maud Ballington Booth
I shall divide my estate among the families of the six, and I swear to you that I shall never open a book on criminology again.

The Homicidal Diary |Earl Peirce
It is indeed commonly recognised in criminology that, other things being equal, crime varies with the density of population.

The Evolution of Modern Capitalism |John Atkinson Hobson

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