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penology
or poe·nol·o·gy
[ pee-nol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- the study of the management of prisons.
penology
/ piːˈnɒlədʒɪ; ˌpiːnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /
noun
- the branch of the social sciences concerned with the punishment of crime
- the science of prison management
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Derived Forms
- peˈnologist, noun
- penological, adjective
- ˌpenoˈlogically, adverb
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Other Words From
- pe·no·log·i·cal [peen-l-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- pe·nolo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penology1
C19: from Greek poinē punishment
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Example Sentences
There are experts who write on penology, and I read them as well.
From The Daily Beast
This message from my pen is not a work on criminology or penology.
From Project Gutenberg
Incipient criminals usually started their infamous careers that way; you could read that in any book on penology.
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The science of the phenomena of crime is called criminology, that of punishment is named penology.
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The new penology covers the investigation and study of every circumstance surrounding the criminal as such.
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As has been stated in a previous chapter, the new penology repudiates all such systems.
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