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penology

  (pē-nŏl'ə-jē) pronunciation
also poe·nol·o·gy n.

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

[Latin poena, penalty (from Greek poinē) + –LOGY.]

penological pe'no·log'i·cal ('nə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.
penologically pe'no·log'i·cal·ly adv.
penologist pe·nol'o·gist n.
 
 

Branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders. Penological studies have sought to clarify the ethical bases of punishment, along with the motives and purposes of society in inflicting it; differences throughout history and between nations in penal laws and procedures; and the social consequences of the policies in force at a given time. Influential historical works have included Cesare Beccaria's On Crimes and Punishments (1764), Jeremy Bentham's "Panopticon" scheme (c. 1800), Cesare Lombroso's Crime (1876), and Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish (1975).

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The science of prison administration and rehabilitation of criminals.

 
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IN BRIEF: The study and practice of criminal punishment and rehabilitation.

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Penology (from the Latin poena, "punishment") comprises penitentiary science: that concerned with the processes devised and adopted for the punishment, repression, and prevention of crime, and the treatment of prisoners.

Contemporary penology concerns itself mainly with prison management and criminal rehabilitation. The word seldom applies to theories and practices of punishment in less formal environments such as parenting.

This theory of punishment is based on the notion that punishment is to be inflicted on an offender so as to reform him, or rehabilitate him so as to make his re-integration into society easier. Punishments that are in accordance with this theory are community service, probation orders, and those which entail guidance and aftercare of the offender.

This theory is founded on the belief that one cannot inflict a severe punishment of imprisonment and expect the offender to be reformed and able to re-integrate into society upon release. Although the importance of inflicting punishment on those persons who breach the law, so as to maintain social order, is retained, the importance of rehabilitation is also given priority.

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Translations: Translations for: Penology

Dansk (Danish)
n. - penologi (læren om straffe)

Nederlands (Dutch)
penologie (leer van straf/bestraffing etc.)

Français (French)
n. - pénologie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pönologie

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) σωφρονιστική (επιστήμη)

Italiano (Italian)
diritto penale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - penologia (f) (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
перевоспитание преступников

Español (Spanish)
n. - criminología

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kriminalpolitik

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
刑罚学, 监狱管理学

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 刑罰學, 監獄管理學

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 형벌학, 형무소 관리학

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 刑罰学, 刑務所管理学

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بانولوجيا : علم يبحث في معامله المجرمين وإدارة السجون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תורת העונשין, תורת ניהול בתי-סוהר‬


 
 

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