Turkish - English
Definition of penoloji in Turkish English dictionary
- penology
- the study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime
- the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation
- {i} study of criminology and prison management; science of prisoner rehabilitation
- the study of prisons and the punishment of criminals (poena; PENAL). Branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders. Penological studies have sought to clarify the ethical bases of punishment, along with the motives and purposes of society in inflicting it; differences throughout history and between nations in penal laws and procedures; and the social consequences of the policies in force at a given time. Influential historical works have included Cesare Beccaria's On Crimes and Punishments (1764), Jeremy Bentham's "Panopticon" scheme ( 1800), Cesare Lombroso's Crime (1876), and Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish (1975)
- The science or art of punishment
Turkish - Turkish
Definition of penoloji in Turkish Turkish dictionary
- PENOLOJİ
- (Hukuk) Suç işleyenler hakkında uygulanacak önlemleri, yaptırımları ve bunların uygulama yöntemlerini inceleyen bilim dalı