Criminology is the social science approach to the study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as well as its causes and consequences. They also include social and governmental regulations and reactions to crime. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the behavioral sciences, drawing especially on the research of sociologists and psychologists, as well as on writings in law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminology

types and definitions of crime: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminology#Types_and_definitions_of_crime