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Penology: Poena - Logia

Penology is the study of punishment for criminal offenses and prison management. It deals with how societies attempt to repress criminal activities through appropriate treatment of convicted criminals. Penology is concerned with preventing crime through deterrence using punishment, and rehabilitation of offenders. It encompasses probation, prisons, theories of punishment like deterrence and rehabilitation, and topics like prison reform and prisoner rights. Contemporary penology focuses on rehabilitation and prison administration.

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Penology: Poena - Logia

Penology is the study of punishment for criminal offenses and prison management. It deals with how societies attempt to repress criminal activities through appropriate treatment of convicted criminals. Penology is concerned with preventing crime through deterrence using punishment, and rehabilitation of offenders. It encompasses probation, prisons, theories of punishment like deterrence and rehabilitation, and topics like prison reform and prisoner rights. Contemporary penology focuses on rehabilitation and prison administration.

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Penology (from "penal", Latin poena, "punishment" and the Greek suffix -logia, "study

of") is a sub-component of criminologythat deals with the philosophy and


practice[1][2][3] of various societies in their attempts to repress criminal activities, and
satisfy public opinion via an appropriate treatment regime for persons convicted of
criminal offences.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines penology as "the study of the punishment of
crime and prison management," and in this sense it is equivalent with corrections.[4]
Penology is concerned with the effectiveness of those social processes devised and
adopted for the prevention of crime, via the repression or inhibition of criminal intent
via the fear of punishment. The study of penology therefore deals with the treatment
of prisoners and the subsequent rehabilitation of convicted criminals. It also
encompasses aspects of probation (rehabilitation of offenders in the community) as
well as penitentiary science relating to the secure detention and retraining of
offenders committed to secure institutions.
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
(deterrence, retribution, incapacitation and rehabilitation). Contemporary penology
concerns itself mainly with criminal rehabilitation and prison management. The word
seldom applies to theories and practices of punishment in less formal environments
such as parenting, school and workplace correctional measures

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