producing or tending to produce crime or criminals
a criminogenic environment
Also: crimogenic (ˌkraiməˈdʒenɪk)
Word origin
[crimin(al) + -o- + -genic]-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -genic is a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (telegenic)
Examples of 'criminogenic' in a sentence
criminogenic
The aim of the research was to assess criminogenic needs of the respondents.
Jana Chojecka 2013, 'Criminogenic needs of women offenders as a challenge for institutional resocialization',Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitationhttp://resocjalizacjapolska.pl/wp-content/dokumenty/streszczenia/RP%204%20(2013)%20179-192.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Symptoms of inattention were consistently and strongly related to criminogenic cognitions.
Paul E. Engelhardt, Gavin Nobes, Sophie Pischedda 2019, 'The Relationship between Adult Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorderand Criminogenic Cognitions', Brain Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/6/128. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In contrast, and contrary to expectations, symptoms of hyperactivity were not related to criminogenic cognitions.
Paul E. Engelhardt, Gavin Nobes, Sophie Pischedda 2019, 'The Relationship between Adult Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorderand Criminogenic Cognitions', Brain Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/6/128. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There was also evidence that impulsivity was positively related to criminogenic cognitions, and specifically, to the power orientation subscale.
Paul E. Engelhardt, Gavin Nobes, Sophie Pischedda 2019, 'The Relationship between Adult Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorderand Criminogenic Cognitions', Brain Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/6/128. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Oxytocin was found to demonstrate diversified effects, in most cases being associated with socially positive or non-criminogenic behaviors.
Trevor Gedeon, Joanne Parry, Birgit Völlm 2019, 'The Role of Oxytocin in Antisocial Personality Disorders: A Systematic Review of theLiterature', Frontiers in Psychiatryhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00076/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two criminogenic factors - early onset of offending (contact before age 12) and early violence - emerged as the most significant predictors.
Anna Ferrante, Sean Randall, James Boyd, Hilde Tubex, Frank Morgan 2018, 'Use of cross-sectoral data linkage to predict high-rate offenders in Western Australia',International Journal of Population Data Sciencehttps://ijpds.org/article/view/721. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)