book review on crime and punishment
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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 punishments, well-publicized laws made by the legislature rather than individual courts or judges, the abolition of torture in prisons and the use of the penal system to deter would-be offenders, rather than simply punishing those convicted. It is also one of the earlier, and most famous, works against death penalty. The main reason put forward against that measure is that the State, by putting people to death, was committing a crime to punish another one.
On Crimes and Punishments is widely considered one of the founding texts of Classical Criminology.
Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 21, 2009)
Language : English
Paperback : 116 pages
ISBN-10 : 1438299001
ISBN-13 : 978-1438299006
Item Weight : 1.75 pounds
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.29 x 8 inches
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Review: Great Read especially in the times we are in now.
Reviewer: HArt
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Review: Excellent book!
Reviewer: J. LaRamie
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Must read for anyone interested in the law
Review: This is an interesting read of a seminal work about the law and criminal justice. Some parts can be tough going due to the antiquated language, but there are bits of wisdom to be found. The e-book version looks shorter than the paper version because there are no empty spaces between the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next (though they are still delineated by title). One thing I found annoying was there seems to be two missing chapters compared to one version I've seen online. But this was not just with the e-book but also some of the paper versions.
Reviewer: Taryn
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: School Book
Review: Needed it for school
Reviewer: Alex Strelnikov
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A 12th grade American education wonât do it.
Review: But, if you are a bit more advanced in intelligence and education youâll be amazed, great work.
Reviewer: Seiyone
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great Book
Reviewer: Gary
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Illuminating! A1
Reviewer: Mariusz Kulesza
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I don't like the old print. The other things are all right - the delivery. pakaging and so on.