criminalization
noun /ˌkrɪmɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
  /ˌkrɪmɪnələˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also criminalisation)
 [uncountable]- the act or process of making something illegal- the criminalization of protest
 
- the fact of treating somebody as a criminal- the criminalization of the poor