Criminology Meaning
/krˌɪmɪˈnɑlədʒi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.
Sentence Examples
I'm majoring in criminology.
He's a criminology major.
Donald is taking criminology this year.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She studies ____ to understand why people commit crimes in modern society.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I'm majoring in ____.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English criminal Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English criminology From criminal + -logy.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""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.""
— 2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers, page 283:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She studies ____ to understand why people commit crimes in modern society.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I'm majoring in ____.