criminology
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Farmer, a senior pursuing a master’s degree in criminology, was in on 48 tackles, 19 of them solo, in 2017. — Dave Molinari, Philly.com, "Koa Farmer ready for his turn on Penn State football team," 29 Mar. 2018 Craig Pallardy received a bachelor’s of arts in criminology and law studies. — Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville People in the News," 29 June 2018 Charis Kubrin Charis Kubrin is a professor of criminology, law and society at the University of California, Irvine. — Charis Kubrin, Scientific American, "Immigrants Do Not Increase Crime, Research Shows," 7 Feb. 2017 Lopez, 18, a senior at Taft High School, is considering going into criminology. — Staff Report, chicagotribune.com, "Shout Out: Ethan Lopez, matching customers with video game classics in Harwood Heights," 4 Apr. 2018 Richard Rosenfeld, the lead author of the NIJ paper and a criminologies at the University of Missouri–St. — Jesse Singal, Daily Intelligencer, "The White and Black Murder Rates Are Both Rising, But for Different Reasons," 10 Jan. 2018 The analysis was conducted by Northeastern University criminology researchers Jack McDevitt and Anthony Braga. — Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s what the early findings of Boston’s police body camera program show," 10 Jan. 2018 Lesley Reid Lesley Reid is a professor and department chair of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Alabama. — Charis Kubrin, Scientific American, "Immigrants Do Not Increase Crime, Research Shows," 7 Feb. 2017 This avocado-carrot caper, which was apparently first identified by Emmeline Taylor, a criminology professor at the University of London, has so far been observed in both Australia and the UK. — refinery29.com, "We Now Have Definitive Proof That The Avocado Obsession Has Gone Too Far," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'criminology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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criminology
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English Language Learners Definition of criminology
: the study of crime, criminals, and the punishment of criminals
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: the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment
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