An Essay on Crimes and Punishments

An Essay on Crimes and Punishments
ISBN-10
1584776382
ISBN-13
9781584776383
Category
Criminal justice, Administration of
Pages
179
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Authors
Voltaire, Cesare Beccaria, Cesare marchese di Beccaria

Description

Reprint of the fourth edition, which contains an additional text attributed to Voltaire. Originally published anonymously in 1764, Dei Delitti e Delle Pene was the first systematic study of the principles of crime and punishment. Infused with the spirit of the Enlightenment, its advocacy of crime prevention and the abolition of torture and capital punishment marked a significant advance in criminological thought, which had changed little since the Middle Ages. It had a profound influence on the development of criminal law in Europe and the United States.

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