Cesare Beccaria: The father of modern criminal justice | Heroes of Progress | Ep. 38

#HeroesOfProgress​​​​⚡️ | This week, our hero is the 18th century Italian criminologist Cesare Beccaria. Beccaria was the first modern writer to advocate for the abolition of capital punishment and the end of cruel torturous punishments. Beccaria believed that penalties for crimes should be proportional to the severity of the offense and that criminals should not be punished until proven guilty in a court of law. Many consider Beccaria to be the father of criminal justice. Thanks to his work, many nations were inspired to enact extensive legislative reforms to ensure due process, and the end of torture and capital punishment.
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Story: Alexander Hammond
Producer: Luis Ahumada Abrigo
Editorial Producer: Marian L. Tupy
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Father of modern criminology?