Related to the scientific study of crime, its causes, and how to prevent it.
From criminology (crime + -logy, from Greek logos 'study') + -ical suffix. The term emerged in the 19th century when crime began to be studied scientifically rather than just morally.
Criminology became a real science during the 1800s because people realized that crime patterns could be studied with data, which led to the birth of modern policing and criminal psychology.
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