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Noun: penology  pee'nó-lu-jee or pi'nó-lu-jee
  1. The branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation
    "Penology studies aim to improve correctional systems";
    - poenology

Derived forms: penologies

Type of: criminology

Encyclopedia: Penology