Criminology
noun
noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour. countable, uncountable
""So that then begins a sort of rethinking of my idea of criminology," Weisburd said. "Like most other people, my studies were about people. I said, maybe we ought to be more concerned with places.""
- 2 the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement wordnet
Example
More examples"Donald is taking criminology this year."
Etymology
From criminal + -logy.