criminology (krim-[schwa]-nol-[schwa]-jee), n. The study of crime and criminal punishment as social phenomena; the study of the causes of crime and the treatment of offenders, comprising (1) criminal biology, which examines causes that may be found in the mental and physical constitution of an offender (such as hereditary tendencies and physical defects), and (2) criminal sociology, which deals with inquiries into the effects of environment as a cause of criminality.
— Also termed criminal anthropology. Cf. CRIMINALISTICS; PE-NOLOGY. — criminological (krim-[schwa]-n[schwa]-loj-[schwa]-k[schwa]l), adj. — crimi-nologist, n.
comparative criminology. The scholarly study of the similarities and differences between the criminal-justice systems of different nations.
environmental criminology. The scholarly study of areas where crime occurs and of why offenders are active in those areas.
— Also termed geography of crime; ecology of crime.
译者Henry，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与
企业管治相关的法律文件。
