penologist
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In his closing speech to that Boston jury, John Adams quoted these lines from the Italian penologist, Cesare, Marchese di Beccaria:
From Time • Jun. 6, 2014
Lloyd, a penologist whose philosophy is "I trust everybody until they show me different."
From Time Magazine Archive
If she has met in her travels an idealistic or even an effective penologist, she neglects to report the fact.
From Time Magazine Archive
The split between Germany and her penologist guests appeared to them so wide that a majority resolved informally to remain silent and enter no discussion.
From Time Magazine Archive
We should note, in considering such data as these, that the penologist generally assumes that of the total number of offenders, actually only about ten per cent are in prison at any one time.
From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by Kellicott, William E.
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