Question

Type the correct answer in the blank. Write the correct term.

Which school of thought in the field of criminology adheres to the following principle about punishments for crimes?
Cesare Beccaria's
school ( blank ) of thought is against the use of torture and death penalty as forms of punishment.
(this is criminology)

Answer 1

Cesare Beccaria's school.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Cesare Beccaria school of thought is against the use of torture and the death penalty as forms of punishment. Beccaria's major contribution to criminology came in 1764 with his book, The Crimes and Penalties. In this book, this strand of thought faced the system of absolute monarchies and cruel punishments, thus seeking to rationalize and humanize punishments, as they should be just and proportionate to the crimes committed. Thus, this school believed that no offense was too large to be punished with the death penalty, being a school fervently against the death penalty.