criminology
study of the causes and manifestations of crime
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Summary
criminology is a field of study[1]. criminology draws 4,769 Wikipedia views per month (field of study category, ranking #46 of 379).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic discipline[3], field of study[4], academic major[5]
- Subclass of: social science[6]
- Commons category: Criminology[7]
- Has part(s): rural criminology[8], public criminology[9], biosocial criminology[10]
- Inception: 1900[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Criminology[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Meyer’s Universum, Sechster Band[16]
- Topic has template: Q22833278[17], Template:Crimin[18]
- Different from: criminalistics[19]
- Is the study of: crime[20], deviance[21]
- Practiced by: criminologist[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
Why It Matters
criminology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] criminology is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
criminology has been cited as an influence by Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde[26], a literary work[27], founded in 1885[28], written by Robert Louis Stevenson[29].
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Who did criminology influence?
criminology has been cited as an influence by Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde[26].