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Abstract
Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794) was an Italian economist, criminologist, political writer, and penal reformer who is considered to be the father of modern criminology. Beccaria's best‐known work,
On Crimes and Punishments
(
Dei delitti e delle pene
), was highly influential in the reform of European laws and in the formation of the US Constitution, the US Bill of Rights, and the US criminal justice system.
Title: Beccaria, Cesare
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Abstract
Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794) was an Italian economist, criminologist, political writer, and penal reformer who is considered to be the father of modern criminology.
Beccaria's best‐known work,
On Crimes and Punishments
(
Dei delitti e delle pene
), was highly influential in the reform of European laws and in the formation of the US Constitution, the US Bill of Rights, and the US criminal justice system.
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