What is criminology? How Criminologists Play a Vital Role in Society?
The word ‘Criminology’ derives from Latin and Greek languages. The word ‘crimen’ means an accusation adopted as crimin and the word ‘logia’ means the study adopted as logy. This derived the term criminology. It defines as a scientific study of the illegal aspects of a crime and delinquency. Criminology lays down all the aspects pertaining to crimes i.e. prevention, punishment, psychological aspect, physical aspect, etc. a criminologist studies all around and in-depth information covering all the above-mentioned aspects of a crime. Criminologists play a crucial role in advising the investigation authorities as well as solving any criminal case which is always mysterious and unique.