Criminologist

/ˌkrɪmɪˈnɒlədʒɪst/ noun

Definition

A scientist or researcher who studies the causes of crime and ways to prevent it.

Etymology

From criminology + -ist (one who practices). The term developed in the late 19th century as crime became studied as a legitimate scientific field rather than purely a legal matter.

Kelly Says

Cesare Lombroso, an Italian criminologist from the 1870s, famously tried to prove criminals had specific physical features—he was completely wrong, but his failed theory led to better scientific methods.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍትሕ አሰራቢ
fit-ih a-se-ra-bi
ARالعربية
باحث في الجريمة
bāhith fī al-ğarima
BNবাংলা
অপরাধবিদ
aparaadhabi-d
CACatalà
criminòleg
kri-mi-no-leg
CSČeština
kriminolog
kri-mi-no-log
DADansk
kriminolog
kri-mi-no-log
DEDeutsch
Kriminologe
kri-mi-no-lo-ge
ELΕλληνικά
κοινωνιολόγος εγκλημάτων
koinoni-o-lo-gos en-klime-maton
ESEspañol
criminólogo
kri-mi-no-lo-go
FAفارسی
criminologist
kriminolog
FISuomi
rikostieteen tutkija
ri-kos-tie-teen tut-ki-ja
FRFrançais
criminologue
kri-mi-no-loog
GUGU
przestępstwa
przestepstwa
HAHA
mai-fasaha
mai-fa-sa-ha
HEעברית
קרימינולוג
kriminolog
HIहिन्दी
अपराधशास्त्री
aparaadhashaastri
HUMagyar
kriminológus
kri-mi-no-lo-goos
IDBahasa Indonesia
kriminolog
kri-mi-no-log
IGIG
onye na-ahụ maka ihe
o-nye na-a-hu maka i-he
ITItaliano
criminologo
kri-mi-no-lo-go
JA日本語
犯罪学者
はんざい gakusha
KKKK
әділет
a-di-let
KMKM
អ្នកវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ អ្នកប្រព្រឹត្ត
a-nk vit-dya-sa-ast-treh a-n-ak-pra-p-ret
KO한국어
범죄학자
beomjoehakja
MRMR
अपराधशास्त्री
aparaadhashaastri
MSBahasa Melayu
kriminolog
kri-mi-no-log
MYမြန်မာ
ရာဇဝတ် ပညာရှင်
ya-zaw-at pya-ya-shin
NLNederlands
criminoloog
kri-mi-no-loog
NONorsk
kriminolog
kri-mi-no-log
PAPA
przestępstwa
przestepstwa
PLPolski
kryminolog
kry-mi-no-log
PTPortuguês
criminólogo
kri-mi-no-lo-go
RORomână
criminolog
kri-mi-no-log
RUРусский
криминалист
kriminalist
SVSvenska
kriminolog
kri-mi-no-log
SWKiswahili
mwanasayansi wa uhalifu
mwa-na-sa-ya-n-si wa u-ha-li-fu
TAதமிழ்
குற்றவியல் அறிஞர்
kuttraviyal a-ri-nja-nar
TEతెలుగు
క్రిమినాలజీ శాస్త్రవేత్త
kriminalojee shaas-tra-ve-tta
THไทย
นักวิทยาศาสตร์อาชญาวิทยา
nak-wit-ya-sa-at a-chon-wi-ya
TLTL
kriminologo
kri-mi-no-lo-go
TRTürkçe
suçbilimci
suç-bi-lim-ci
UKУкраїнська
криміналіст
kriminalist
URاردو
جرائم شناس
jaraim-sha-nas
VITiếng Việt
nhà nghiên cứu tội phạm
nha nghien-cuu toi-pham
YOYO
ọ̀mọ̀ ẹ̀kọ́ ẹ̀kọ́
o-mo e-ko e-ko
ZH中文
犯罪学家
fànzuìxuéjiā
ZUZU
umshini
um-shi-ni

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