penological


pe·nol·o·gy

also poe·nol·o·gy P0169500 (pē-nŏl′ə-jē)n. The study, theory, and practice of prison management and criminal rehabilitation.
[Latin poena, penalty (from Greek poinē; see kwei- in Indo-European roots) + -logy.]
pe′no·log′i·cal (pē′nə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.pe′no·log′i·cal·ly adv.pe·nol′o·gist n.