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Penology vs Criminology - What's the difference?

penology | criminology |

As nouns the difference between penology and criminology

is that penology is study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime while criminology is the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

penology

English

(wikipedia penology)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

  • of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.

    • criminology

    English

    Noun

  • The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.