Describe how you think Beccaria would react to our current criminal justice system’s high incarceration, use of the death penalty, incarceration of mentally ill, and racial and social class disparities.

What will be an ideal response?


Beccaria would not approve of the current U.S. system because it goes against his philosophy. There are various explanations that can be used.

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a. 10 days b. 30 days c. 60 days d. 90 days

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