Meaning & use
penology
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The study of the punishment of crime and the management of prisons.
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Her research in penology focuses on rehabilitation programs versus punitive sentencing.
The conference brought together experts in penology from around the world.
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An academic field related to but distinct from criminology, which studies the causes of crime rather than its punishment.
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