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On Crime and Punishments

On Crime and Punishments. Cesare Beccaria. Cesare Beccaria.

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On Crime and Punishments

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  1. On Crime and Punishments Cesare Beccaria

  2. Cesare Beccaria Cesare Beccaria was born on March 15, 1738 in Milan, Italy. He was married to Teresa de Blasco and had one child, Giulia. Beccaria was a philosopher and politician. Beccaria helped to begin the Reformation by starting a journal with the Verri brothers. His famous work is an essay entitled On Crimes and Punishment.

  3. Summary In Cesare Beccaria’s essay he speaks about the barbarity of the current justice system in 1764. He believed all punishment that exceed humane standards should used sparsely. Beccaria sees punishment as tools to prevent criminals from doing more harm to society. He wrote about his opposition to torture and the death penalty. Beccaria’s final statement in the essay is “The fear of the laws is salutary, but the fear of men is a fruitful and fatal source of crimes.”

  4. Answers • 1. Cesare Beccaria would have reacted positively to our current form of capital punishment. We have generally forsaken the death penalty and punish people based on their crime. This is what Beccaria was fighting for when he wrote his book. • 2. To ultimately prevent crime, Beccaria says that laws must not favor one class and must be feared. Beccaria says that the fear of men is what causes crimes. To prevent crime, men must fear the law that they will be breaking.

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