The study, theory, and practice of prison management and criminal rehabilitation.
[Latin poena, penalty (from Greek poinē) + -LOGY.]
penological pe'no·log'i·cal (pē'nə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.penologically pe'no·log'i·cal·ly adv.
penologist pe·nol'o·gist n.
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[Latin poena, penalty (from Greek poinē) + -LOGY.]
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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. The study of "penology is the science of prison administration and rehabilitation of criminal."[citation needed]
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 offenders so as to reform them, or rehabilitate them so as to make their 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.
Penology concerns many topics and theories, including those concerning prisons (Prison reform, Prisoner abuse, Prisoners' rights, and Recidivism), as well as theories of the purposes of punishment (such as Deterrence, Rehabilitation, Retribution, and Utilitarianism).
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| Translations: 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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