An Essay on Crimes and Punishments
Download or Read eBook An Essay on Crimes and Punishments PDF written by Cesare Beccaria and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Cesare Beccaria |
| Publisher | : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781584776383 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1584776382 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis An Essay on Crimes and Punishments by : Cesare Beccaria
Book excerpt: 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.
