PENOLOGIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who studies the theory and practice of prison management

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("penologist" is a kind of...):

social scientist (someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships)

Derivation:

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

Credits