# sociology of punishment

> academic field that seeks to understand why and how we punish

**Wikidata**: [Q7552859](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7552859)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology_of_punishment)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/sociology-of-punishment


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)