penology
Study of incarceration
Penology is the study of punishment and prison management, particularly how societies handle criminal offenders.
The field examines theories of punishment, prison conditions, rehabilitation programs, and alternatives to incarceration.
A criminologist might specialize in penology: Her penology research focused on recidivism rates after early release programs.
Improve by correcting faults
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- educationSystematic development of mind
recidivism · reentry · work-release · pardon · clemency · aftercare · desistance
Confinement for offenders
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- inmateConfined facility resident
cellblock · convict · detention · custody · confinement · solitary · correctional · jailhouse
Conditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
- correctionsAdjustments to fix errors
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- furloughGranted absence from work
Imposing legal punishment
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- punitiveInflicting or intending penalty
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
restitution · fine · execution · flogging · banishment · transportation · commutation
Greatest-happiness moral theory
- incapacitationState of being disabled
- abolitionismMovement to end oppression
- BenthamUtilitarian ethics founder
- FoucaultProminent French family name
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
education · recidivism · reentry · work-release · pardon · clemency · aftercare · desistance
prison
Confinement for offenders
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
inmate · cellblock · convict · detention · custody · confinement · solitary · correctional · jailhouse · lockup
parole
Conditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
- correctionsAdjustments to fix errors
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
sentencing
Imposing legal punishment
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- punitiveInflicting or intending penalty
deterrence · restitution · fine · execution · flogging · banishment · transportation · commutation
utilitarianism
Greatest-happiness moral theory
- incapacitationState of being disabled
- abolitionismMovement to end oppression
- BenthamUtilitarian ethics founder
- penologyprisons, incarceration, parole board, prison, corrections officers
- criminologycrime, criminal behavior, criminologist, criminalization, deviance
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
penologycrime prevention
Stopping offenses before occurrence
restorative justice · abolitionism · victimology · abolition · decarceration
penologycrime prevention
Stopping offenses before occurrence
criminology · social work · early intervention · community policing
penologyfreedom
Absence of constraint
emancipation · civil liberties · human rights · decriminalization
penalty, punishment, penalize, penance, penal, criminology, penalization