Meaning & use
Criminogenic
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Tending to cause or encourage criminal behavior.
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Researchers studied criminogenic factors like poverty and lack of education.
The neighborhood's abandoned buildings were seen as a criminogenic influence.
A note on using this word
A specialized term in criminology, combining "crime" with the Greek-derived suffix "-genic," meaning "producing."
Words with a similar meaning
crime-inducing
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