penology

penology
pe·nol·o·gy /pi-'nä-lə-jē/ n: a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
pe·no·log·i·cal /ˌpē-nə-'läj-ə-kəl/ adj
pe·nol·o·gist /pi-'nä-lə-jist/ n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

penology
index discipline (punishment)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


penology
The science of prison administration and rehabilitation of criminals.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


penology
The science of prison administration and rehabilitation of criminals.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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