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penology

section of criminology that deals with the philosophy and practice of various societies in their attempts to repress criminal activities, and satisfy public opinion via an appropriate treatment regime for persons convicted of criminal offences
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penology

Summary

penology is an academic discipline[1]. penology draws 435 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #225 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • penology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • penology's said to be the same as is recorded as correctional theory[4].
  • penology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Penology[5].
  • penology's described by source is recorded as English-Chinese Dictionary of Anglo-American Law[6].
  • penology's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].

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Definition and Type

penology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].

Why It Matters

penology draws 435 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #225 of 1,010).[2] penology has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] penology is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Penology
    Instance of → —
    Said to be the same as → correctional theory
    Svkkl authority id → h0008957-penologie
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0008957-penologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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