Suppose you are a civil judge in England in the late 18th century who has read Cesare Beccaria's book On Crimes and Punishments and become convinced of the principles defended in it. Describe how your outlook might affect your philosophy of sentencing, particularly as compared with what might be typical for the time.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

Name the four types of things that can be constitutionally searched and seized. Give an example of each

What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice

The wadding from shotshells may be found in the trajectory pathway

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Criminal Justice

There was a surge in gang-related violence in the _____ and early ______

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Criminal Justice

Which hypothesis states that, as the number of minority group members in a community increases, the more punitive the police become?

a. racial threat hypothesis b. racial bias hypothesis c. discriminatory action hypothesis d. racial profiling hypothesis

Criminal Justice