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CONTAINING COLLECTIONS OF COMPLETE WORKS -- VARIOUS VERSIONS OF "ON CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS" AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WORKS

AN ESSAY ON CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (Copy)

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By Cesare Beccaria. Edited and with an Introduction by Adolph Caso

The first systematic study of the principles of crime and punishment. Originally published: London: Printed for E. Newberry, 1775. viii, [iv], 179, lxxix pp. 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, especially among the founding fathers. Originally published anonymously in 1764.

Kessinger Publishing, January 17, 2007, ‎244 pages

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