noun
- a person who studies crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system
Examples
- The criminologist analyzed patterns in juvenile delinquency.
- She became a criminologist after studying sociology in college.
- The police consulted a criminologist about the serial crimes.
- As a criminologist, he researches the causes of violent behavior.
- The criminologist testified as an expert witness in court.
- Many criminologists work for universities or government agencies.