criminogenic

adjective

crim·i·no·gen·ic | \ ˌkri-mə-nō-ˈje-nik\

Legal Definition of criminogenic

: producing or leading to crime to narrow the demoralizing and criminogenic abyss between affluent and poor— Elliott Currie

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