pe‧nol‧o‧gy /piːˈnɒlədʒi $ -ˈnɑːl-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Latin;
Origin: poena; ⇒ penal]
the study of prisons and the punishment of criminals
—penologist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲