penology

penology (pee-nol-[schwa]-jee), n. The study of penal institutions, crime prevention, and the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals, including the art of fitting the right treatment to an offender. Cf. CRIMINOLOGY. — penological (pee-n[schwa]-loj-i-k[schwa]l), adj. — penologist (pee-nol-[schwa]-jist), n.

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词条贡献者

资深译员Dan，毕业于美国顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与消费者集团诉讼有关的法律文件。