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Definitions for criminology
ˌkrɪm əˈnɒl ə dʒicrim·i·nol·o·gy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. criminologynoun

    the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement

GCIDE

  1. Criminologynoun

    The branch of sociology which studies crime and criminals.

Wiktionary

  1. criminologynoun

    The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

Wikipedia

  1. Criminology

    Criminology (from Latin crimen, "accusation", and Ancient Greek -λογία, -logia, from λόγος logos meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and social sciences, which draws primarily upon the research of sociologists, political scientists, economists, psychologists, philosophers, psychiatrists, social workers, biologists, social anthropologists, as well as scholars of law. Criminologists are the people working and researching the study of crime and society's response to crime. Some criminologists examine behavioral patterns of possible criminals. Generally, criminologists conduct research and investigations, developing theories and analyzing empirical patterns.The interests of criminologists include the study of nature of crime and criminals, origins of criminal law, etiology of crime, social reaction to crime, and the functioning of law enforcement agencies and the penal institutions. It can be broadly said that criminology directs its inquiries along three lines: first, it investigates the nature of criminal law and its administration and conditions under which it develops; second, it analyzes the causation of crime and the personality of criminals; and third, it studies the control of crime and the rehabilitation of offenders. Thus, criminology includes within its scope the activities of legislative bodies, law-enforcement agencies, judicial institutions, correctional institutions and educational, private and public social agencies.

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  1. criminology

    Criminology is the scientific study of crime, including its causes, prevention, and impact on society. It involves the examination of criminal behavior, the criminal justice system, and the social, psychological, and environmental factors that contribute to criminal activity. Criminologists analyze crime patterns, study criminal motivations, and develop theories to understand and explain criminal behavior. The field of criminology aims to find effective strategies for crime prevention and control, in order to promote safety, justice, and a better understanding of the nature of criminal offenses.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Criminologynoun

    a treatise on crime or the criminal population

  2. Etymology: [L. crimen, crimenis, crime + -logy.]

Wikidata

  1. Criminology

    Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the behavioral sciences, drawing especially upon the research of sociologists, psychologists and psychiatrists, social anthropologists as well as on writings in law. Areas of research in criminology include the incidence, forms, causes and consequences of crime, as well as social and governmental regulations and reaction to crime. For studying the distribution and causes of crime, criminology mainly relies upon quantitative methods. The term criminology was coined in 1885 by Italian law professor Raffaele Garofalo as criminologia. Later, French anthropologist Paul Topinard used the analogous French term criminologie.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Criminology

    The study of crime and criminals with special reference to the personality factors and social conditions leading toward, or away from crime.

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    The numerical value of criminology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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