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PENALTY – generally a punishment for a crime; the
suffering inflicted by the state against an offending
member for the transgression of law.

PENDING – on going, during; before the conclusion.

PENETRATION – the recruitment of action agent
inside the target organization

PENNSYLVANIA PRISON SYSTEM – the prison
system called “solitary system” where prisoners
are confined in single cells day and night where
they lived, they slept, and they ate and receive
religious instructions.

PENOLOGY – the study of punishment for crime or of
criminal offenders. It includes the study of control
and prevention of crime through punishment of
criminal offenders. It is a term derived from the
Latin word “poena” which, means pain or suffering.
It is also known as Penal Science.

PERCUSSION CAP – a small metallic cup containing
fulminating material that explodes when struck by
a gun’s hammer.

PERSON – in law, it includes natural and juridical
persons, unless the context indicates otherwise.

PERSON IN AUTHORITY – persons who by direct
provision of law or by appointment of competent
authority are charged with the maintenance of
public order and the protection and security of life
and property, as well as all persons who come to
the aid of agents of authority.

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