What is another word for penologist?

Pronunciation: [pɛnˈɒləd͡ʒˌɪst] (IPA)

Penologist is a term used for a person who works in the criminal justice system and specializes in the study of prisons, their management, and the treatment of prisoners. Synonyms for penologist include penitentiary specialist, prison administrator, correctional psychologist, jail expert, and prison reformer. Penitentiary specialist refers to an expert who has extensive knowledge in the area of correctional facilities, while prison administrator refers to a person who oversees the operation and management of the prison. Correctional psychologist refers to a specialist who focuses on the mental health aspects of inmates. Jail expert refers to a specialist in imprisonment, and prison reformer refers to a person who works towards the improvement of the correctional system.

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What are the hypernyms for Penologist?

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What are the hyponyms for Penologist?

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  • hyponyms for penologist (as nouns)

    • person
      social scientist.

Usage examples for Penologist

When his opportunity came, his audience did not consist of judge or jury, doctor, lawyer or penologist.
"This Crowded Earth"
Robert Bloch
Offenders differ, of course, in different localities, and one is not justified in drawing sweeping conclusions concerning all of them from the study of a single type, but my work was of such a nature that, in the course of my investigations, I encountered, indoors and out, the most frequent offenders with whom the policeman and penologist have to deal.
"Notes of an Itinerant Policeman"
Josiah Flynt
Far from being less deserving of punishment in every sense in which a modern penologist cares to inflict punishment, these individuals are more impressed by it, and, above all, need to be more impressed by it.
"Psychotherapy"
James J. Walsh

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