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criminogenetic

criminogenetic is the alternative form of criminogenic.

Meaning of criminogenic

Adjective

criminogenic (comparative more criminogenic, superlative most criminogenic)

  1. Tending to produce crime or criminals.
    • Bearing in mind the example of some European and American cities (e.g. Amsterdam, San Francisco) where visible street level activity linked to prostitution, drug use, and panhandling does not necessarily translate into high rates of violence, public disorder may not be so "criminogenic" after all...1999 11, Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush, “Systematic Social Observation of Public Spaces: A New Look at Disorder in Urban Neighborhoods”, in American Journal of Sociology, volume 105...

Forms of criminogenetic

comparativemore criminogenetic
superlativemost criminogenetic

Questions about criminogenetic

What is criminogenetic the alternative form of?
Criminogenetic is the alternative form of criminogenic.

Words near criminogenetic in the dictionary

  1. criminigger
  2. criminiggers
  3. criminis
  4. criminocracy
  5. criminogenesis
  6. criminogenetic
  7. criminogenic
  8. criminogenically
  9. criminological
  10. criminologically
  11. criminologies

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