criminalizing
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
criminalize /ˈkrɪmɪnəlʌɪz/ (or criminalise /ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)lʌɪz/)
▶verb make (an activity) illegal.
■ turn (someone) into a criminal by making their activities illegal.
– derivatives
criminalization /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun.
criminalization /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun.

