When did 'criminology' first emerge as an academic discipline in Britain?

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The Answer is The first lectures under the banner of 'criminology' in Britain were delivered in 1921-22 in Birmingham to postgraduate medical students. At that time 'criminology' in the UK primarily involved psychiatrists. It was quite unlike the much more sociologically-influenced subject that it became by the 1970s and, to a significant extent, remains today. The journal, Sociological Review, was established in 1908 and carried nothing that was obviously criminological until the late 1930s.

When Did 'Criminology' First Emerge as an Academic Discipline in Britain