What is Criminology ?
Synopsis Meaning and Definition of Criminology Nature of Criminology Scope Of Criminology Concept & Meaning Crimonology includes scientific study of crime, criminal, criminals behaviour and the criminal justice system.It is an interdisciplinary fields that draw on sociology, psychology, law, economics anthropology and other disciplines to understand. These disciplines are also supportive explainer of criminology. Criminology is the discipline which defines crime like how it constitutes?, how it should define legally and socially?, how and why it occurs? What is cause & gravity of crime?etc.Criminology also include preventive measures of crime. Its Etymological Glance; From Latin word crimen/ criminis - Crime term developed. And from Greek word Logos, Logy term developed which means is scientific study. So,Scientific study of crime is criminology. Definition According to Edwin Hardin Sutherland;"Criminology is the body of knowledge ...