Concept information
Preferred term
penal systems
Definition(s)
- A penal system is a loosely bounded and differentiated structure of criminal justice institutions (police, prosecution, prison, parole, probation, and the like), crime control practices (such as sentencing and crime prevention), and criminological discourses (as reflected in criminal law, criminology, and penology). Penal systems tend to possess some autonomy in relation to their political environments, but the transnational dissemination of ideas about penality has helped produce similar changes in a variety of societies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Penal Systems]
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- co-correctional facilities
- community corrections centers
- Crofton system
- district of columbia corrections system
- England and Wales penal system
- federal prison system
- high-rise prisons
- ins detention facilities
- jails
- juvenile justice system
- lockup
- military prisons
- prisoner of war camps
- prison ships
- relocation centers
- state prison system
- supermax prisons
- women's prisons
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URI
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