Criminogenic Law and Legal Definition
Criminogenic means tending to cause crime or criminality. For example, alcohol can be describes as a criminogenic substance.
A person may become criminogenic because of criminogenic environment. A criminogenic environment is as an environment that contributes to the formation of predatory criminal morals, thinking, and behavior. Actors in such an environment not only do not guard against or thwart criminal activity but are rewarded for it.
