• n. [法] 監(jiān)獄管理學(xué)；刑罰學(xué)

來自拉丁語poena,懲罰，處罰，詞源同punish,penal.-logy,學(xué)說。

penology (n.)

"study of punishment and crime prevention," 1838, coined apparently by Francis Lieber, corresponding member of the Philadephia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, from pen- as in penitentiary (ultimately from Latin poena "penalty, punishment;" see penal) + -ology "study of." Related: Penologist; penological.

1. In a wide sense of the word, criminology includes penology.

從廣義上講, 犯罪學(xué)包括刑罰學(xué).

來自辭典例句