Criminology Jargon

noun A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part in it.

• The bystander witnessed the accident and provided a statement to the police.
• The bystander saw everything that happened and told me about it.
• The bystander totally spilled the tea on what went down.
• She felt like a bystander in her own life, watching everything unfold without being able to participate.

noun a suffix meaning the study of a particular subject or branch of knowledge

• The study of marine life is known as marine biology.
• I'm thinking of majoring in psychology, the study of human behavior.
• She's really into astrology, the study of celestial bodies' positions.
• His approach to problem-solving is like a mix of art and science, a sort of 'problem-solving ology'.