Criminology and penology

Hello sir I want to know about the Criminology and penology terms so please provide me information about these two terms.

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Criminology is the scientific study of crime, including its causes, responses by law enforcement, and methods of prevention.

About Criminology

It is a sub-group of sociology, which is the scientific study of social behavior.

There are many fields of study that are used in the field of criminology, including biology, statistics, psychology, psychiatry, economics, and anthropology.

Sub group of criminology

Just as criminology is a sub-group of sociology, criminology itself has several sub-groups, including:

Penology: The study of prisons and prison systems

Biocriminology: The study of the biological basis of criminal behavior

Feminist criminology: The study of women and crime

Criminalistics: The study of crime detection

Penology

Penology is a section of criminology that deals with the philosophy and practice of various societies in their attempts to repress criminal activities

It satisfies public opinion via an appropriate treatment regime for persons convicted of criminal offences.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines penology as "the study of the punishment of crime and prison management," and in this sense it is equivalent with corrections.

Books on Criminology and Penology

Rajendra Kumar Sharma
Atlantic Publishers & Dist, 01-Jan-1998