On Crimes and Punishments
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On Crimes and Punishments is an influential 18th-century treatise that laid the foundations of modern criminal law and penology by arguing for rational, proportionate punishment and against torture and the death penalty.
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| instanceOf |
book
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legal philosophy work → treatise → |
| advocates |
deterrence-based punishment
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legality principle → proportional punishment → |
| aimOfPunishment |
general deterrence
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prevention of crime → |
| author |
Cesare Beccaria
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| callsFor |
clear written laws
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limitation of judicial interpretation → public trials → |
| century |
18th century
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| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
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| criticizes |
disproportionate penalties
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inquisitorial procedures → secret accusations → |
| genre |
legal treatise
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penology → political philosophy → |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of classical criminology
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major influence on penal reform debates → milestone in abolition of torture → |
| influenced |
American criminal justice system
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European penal reforms → classical school of criminology → modern criminal law → modern penology → utilitarian legal theory → |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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utilitarianism → |
| keyConcept |
celerity of punishment
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certainty of punishment → nulla poena sine lege → nullum crimen sine lege → presumption of innocence → proportionality of punishment → social contract → |
| language |
Italian
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| mainSubject |
criminal justice reform
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criminal law → penology → |
| opposes |
arbitrary judicial discretion
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death penalty → torture → |
| originalTitle |
Dei delitti e delle pene
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| philosophicalMovement |
Enlightenment
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| positionOnDeathPenalty |
abolitionist
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| positionOnTorture |
abolitionist
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| publicationYear |
1764
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Cesare Beccaria
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Jeremy Bentham ("The Rationale of Punishment") → |
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Dei delitti e delle pene
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