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1Penal system of Japan — The Penal system of Japan (including prisons) is part of the criminal justice system of Japan. It is intended to resocialize, reform, and rehabilitate offenders. ProcedureOn confinement, prisoners are first classified according to gender,… …
2Alexander Maconochie (penal reformer) — Alexander Maconochie (11 February 1787 ndash;25 October 1860) was a Scottish naval officer, geographer, and penal reformer. Early life Maconochie was born in Edinburgh on 11 February 1787. He joined the Royal Navy in 1803 and as a midshipman he… …
3Howard League for Penal Reform — The Howard League for Penal Reform is a London based registered charity in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest penal reform organisation in the world, named after John Howard. Founded in 1866 as the Howard Association, a merger with the Penal… …
4Model Penal Code — Der Model Penal Code (MPC) ist ein zwischen 1952 und 1962 vom American Law Institute ausgearbeitetes Musterstrafgesetzbuch für die Einzelstaaten der USA. Im Gegensatz zu Gesetzen, die von demokratisch legitimierten Verfassungsorganen erlassen… …
5Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex ArgueDate=January 17 ArgueYear=1979 DecideDate=May 29 DecideYear=1979 FullName=Greenholtz, Chairman, Board of Parole of Nebraska et al. v. Inmates of the… …
6Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners — The Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners were adopted on 30 August 1955 by the United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Geneva, and approved by the Economic and Social Council in… …
7John Howard (prison reformer) — John Howard (September 2, 1726 January 20, 1790) was a philanthropist and the first English prison reformer.Birth and early lifeHe was born in Lower Clapton, London. His father was a wealthy upholsterer at Smithfield Market in the city. His… …
8criminology — noun Etymology: Italian criminologia, from Latin crimin , crimen + Italian o + logia logy Date: 1882 the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment • criminological adjective • criminologically adverb • …
9criminology — The branch of science concerned with the physical and mental characteristics and behavior of criminals. [L. crimen, crime, + G. logos, study] * * * crim·i·nol·o·gy .krim ə näl ə jē n, pl gies the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon,… …
10criminology — crim·i·nol·o·gy /ˌkri mə nä lə jē/ n: the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment crim·i·no·log·i·cal /ˌkri mə nə lä jə kəl/ adj crim·i·no·log·i·cal·ly adv crim·i·nol·o·gist /ˌkri mə nä lə jist/ n …
