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On Crimes and Punishments is a seminal treatise on legal reform written by the Italian philosopher and thinker Cesare Beccaria between 1763 and 1764. The essays proposed many reforms for the criminal justice system, including prompt administration of clearly prescribed and consistent... Read Full Overview

In this edition of Beccaria's On Crimes and Punishments and other writings, Richard Bellamy draws on recent Italian scholarship to show how Beccaria wove together the various political languages of the Enlightenment into a political philosophy that combines republican, contractarian,... Read Full Overview

Cesare Beccaria's influential treatise On Crimes and Punishments is considered a foundational work in the field of criminology. Three major themes of the Enlightenment run through the treatise: the idea that the social contract forms the moral and political basis of... Read Full Overview

Long appreciated as a foundational text in criminology, Beccaria's arguments have become central in debates over capital punishment. This new edition presents Beccaria's On Crimes and Punishments as an important and influential work of Enlightenment political theory.

The first systematic study of the principles of crime and punishment. Its advocacy of crime prevention and the abolition of torture and capital punishment marked a significant advance in criminological thought.

Of Crimes and Punishments is a book written by Cesare Bonesana, Marchese Beccaria, an Italian philosopher and jurist, in 1764. The book is considered one of the most influential works in the field of criminology and has had a significant impact on the development of modern criminal... Read Full Overview

Beccarria's influential Treatise On Crimes and Punishments is considered a foundation work in the modern field of criminology. As Newman and Marongiu note in their introduction to the work, three master themes of the Enlightenment run through the Treatise: the idea of the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Of Crimes and Punishments is a groundbreaking work of criminology and penology written by Cesare Bonesana, Marchese Beccaria in 1764. The book is considered to be one of the most influential works in the history of criminal justice and has had a profound impact on the development... Read Full Overview