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Criminology includes the study of all aspects of crime and law enforcement—criminal psychology, the social setting of crime, prohibition and prevention, investigation and detection, capture and punishment. Thus, many of the people involved—legislators, social workers, probation officers, judges, etc.—could possibly be considered criminologists, though the word usually refers only to scholars and researchers.
Examples of criminology in a Sentence
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
The suspect was pursuing a PhD in criminology at Washington State University, less than 10 miles away.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
Ultimately, comparing investigations or reports from department to department is just not possible, said Michael White, a criminology professor at Arizona State University.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024
Image Days after Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian’s arrest, members of the criminology faculty at Hebrew University condemned her on television, arguing her body of work was tainted by politics.
—Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, New York Times, 12 June 2024
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“Criminology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminology. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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