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Penology

Penology is a division of criminology that examines the philosophical foundations and practical administration of criminal punishment and penal systems.

14.6K

Publications

832.8K

Citations

17.9K

Authors

3.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2.2K

Variants

Penal Science

Parents

Children

Publications

14.6K

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

Roberto D’Amico · Telos · 1978 · 19.6K citations

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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison.

David W. Tarbet, Alan Sheridan · Eighteenth-Century Studies · 1978 · 19.3K citations

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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison.

Sharon Zukin, Michel Foucault, Alan Sheridan · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1996 · 15.5K citations

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Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates.

Harold W. Pfautz, Erving Goffman · American Sociological Review · 1962 · 8.4K citations

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Necropolitics

Achille Mbembé · Public Culture · 2003 · 5.6K citations

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1–5 of 14.6K

Authors

17.9K

  1. FT
    Francis T. Cullen

    University of Cincinnati, United States

    70 publications · 8.9K citations

    47

    h-index

  2. DP
    David P. Farrington

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    76 publications · 7.1K citations

    44

    h-index

  3. DP
    Daniel P. Mears

    Florida State University, United States

    45 publications · 3K citations

    31

    h-index

  4. RT
    Richard Tewksbury

    University of Louisville, United States

    55 publications · 3.1K citations

    31

    h-index

  5. AR
    Alex R. Piquero

    The University of Texas at Dallas, United States

    41 publications · 4.2K citations

    31

    h-index

1–5 of 17.9K

Institutions

3.5K

  1. Institute of Criminology

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    67 h-index

    299 publications

    19.9K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    67 h-index

    287 publications

    21.9K citations

  3. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    60 h-index

    286 publications

    18.6K citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    50 h-index

    146 publications

    11.7K citations

  5. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    48 h-index

    201 publications

    12.2K citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    46 h-index

    135 publications

    9K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    46 h-index

    142 publications

    10.6K citations

  8. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    44 h-index

    114 publications

    9.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 389 publications · 36.1K citations

    94

    h-index

  2. Criminology

    244 publications · 27.4K citations

    94

    h-index

  3. The British Journal of Criminology

    419 publications · 24.7K citations

    81

    h-index

  4. Criminal Justice and Behavior

    265 publications · 17.5K citations

    71

    h-index

  5. Punishment & Society

    249 publications · 16.8K citations

    68

    h-index

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See also

Penology

Punishment Theories

Correctional Institutions

Sentencing Practices

Rehabilitation Programs

Penal Reform