Penology

[piː'nɒlədʒɪ;pɪ-] or [pi'nɑlədʒi]

(noun.) the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation.

Typed by Clarissa--From WordNet

(n.) The science or art of punishment.

Edited by Debra

n. the study of punishment in its relation to crime: the management of prisons.—n. Penol′ogist.

Edited by Elvis