Definition of "penologist" []

• A student of, or expert in penology (noun)

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• "She earned her B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, then moved to New York and attended the New York School of Social Work, where she met Leon Thomas Stern, who was to become a well-known penologist."
• "Dan MacDougald, a penologist back in the 1960's, reported a lot of success in reforming hardened criminals by breaking down their walls and making them realize that they weren't getting anywhere close to their goals with the behaviors they were using."
• "When his opportunity came, his audience did not consist of judge or jury, doctor, lawyer or penologist."