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The Law faculty in Griffith College Cork is delighted to host the 1st Irish Penology Symposium.
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The symposium will be held on Friday 18th of November in the Sullivan's Quay campus.
The 1st Irish Penology Symposium will be co-organised by Clíodhna Dineen, LLB, LLM, Head of the Law Department at Griffith College, Cork.
Submissions to Clíodhna Dineen email: cliodhna.dineen@gcc.ie or Liam Leonard email: liam_leonard@yahoo.com by September 15th 2011
Please indicate whether you will participate in the symposium:
1. As a Speaker (Papers will be peer reviewed); or
2. As an Attendee (We plan to have a workshop style discussion of the main papers on the day).
Penology is defined as follows: (from the Latin poena, "punishment") is a section of criminology that deals with the philosophy and practice of various societies in their attempts to repress criminal activities, and satisfy public opinion via an appropriate treatment regime for persons convicted of criminal offenses.
Penology is concerned with the effectiveness of those social processes devised and adopted for the prevention of crime, via the repression or inhibition of criminal intent via the fear of punishment. The study of penology therefore deals with the treatment of prisoners and the subsequent rehabilitation of convicted criminals. It also encompasses aspects of probation (rehabilitation of offenders in the community) as well as penitentiary science relating to the secure detention and retraining of offenders committed to secure institutions.
We look forward to seeing you then!
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