Criminogenic
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Tending to produce crime or criminals.
"Bearing in mind the example of some European and American cities (e.g. Amsterdam, San Francisco) where visible street level activity linked to prostitution, drug use, and panhandling does not necessarily translate into high rates of violence, public disorder may not be so "criminogenic" after all in certain neighborhood and social contexts."
Example
More examples"Bearing in mind the example of some European and American cities (e.g. Amsterdam, San Francisco) where visible street level activity linked to prostitution, drug use, and panhandling does not necessarily translate into high rates of violence, public disorder may not be so "criminogenic" after all in certain neighborhood and social contexts."
Etymology
From criminal + -genic.
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