Penology

Word PENOLOGY
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Hyphenation pe nol o gy
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Definitions and meanings of "Penology"

What do we mean by penology?

The study, theory, and practice of prison management and criminal rehabilitation. noun

The study of punishment for crime, both in its deterrent and in its reformatory aspect; the study of the management of prisons. noun

The science or art of punishment. noun

Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime. noun

The branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation noun

Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Penology

The word "penology" in example sentences

People who complain about the mildness of modern punishment, about “coddling” criminals, never seem to recall that modern penology is just that, modern. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A great advance has been made in penology by organization and annual conventions. ❋ Unknown (1912)

It may well be that 12 years of philosophy and prison have made me daft or corrupt or both, but after I have given my paper I have lunch with Jason and he tells me that it was a bit like Adorno, whom I haven't read but he has, and then he explains to me Hobbes's notion of diffidence and how he is applying it to modern ideas in penology. ❋ Alan Smith (2010)

This made my job doubly difficult; and I was one hundred per cent novice in penology. ❋ Unknown (1922)

That part which deals with the social treatment of the criminal class is generally called penology, while the subdivision which treats of dependents and defectives is generally known as "charities" or "charitology." ❋ Unknown (1909)

As the daughter of Robert Gillis, a career state corrections department employee, she knew the region's prisons were not models of enlightened penology. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Thereafter, under his successors also, prisoners demonstrate the sincerity of their conversion before being returned to the street, which is always the last resort of politicized penology. ❋ Derek Leebaert (2010)

In addition to the notable impact her work and writing had on the field of penology, Menken effected change on a more personal level. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Alice Davis Menken stood at the forefront of what her New York Times obituary calls “the evolution of penology from an attitude of sentimentality and punishment to the broader conception of mercy and rehabilitation.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Texas execution: American penology is itself loaded with hypocrisies. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. was 28 years old when he entered the North Carolina prison system and 31 when he got out -- an alumnus not only of the bleak world of modern penology, but of divinity school at Duke University as well. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The sheer persistence of some sex offenders -- like Christopher Hubbart, a 46-year-old California man who once was arrested for raping a woman the same day he got out of prison -- is one of the minor wonders of penology. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Now, a decade and a lustrum later, Keller's novella of entymology, penology, psychology, and mystery has been put between hardcovers for fresh judgement. ❋ Chris Perridas (2008)

The agitation in Pennsylvania was part of a wider movement to reduce the number of capital crimes, reform the penal code, and, if possible, get rid of the death penalty altogether.3 According to the new penology, the proper goal of criminal law was deterrence of crime and rehabilitation of the criminal. ❋ Lawrence M. Friedman (1985)

In New York, the north wing of Auburn prison was remodeled in 1821 to conform to advanced principles of penology. ❋ Lawrence M. Friedman (1985)

Regimentation and uniformity were key planks of the new penology. ❋ Lawrence M. Friedman (1985)

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