Introduction and table of contents, Cesare Beccaria, Of Crimes and Punishments

Of Crimes and Punishments

Cesare Bonesana, Marchese Beccaria

Our primary interest in this text is that Bentham cites it in discussing reward and punishment in The Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, the Rationale of Punishment, and The Rationale of Reward. Beccaria's Introduction is probably where Bentham came by the phrase ``the greatest happiness of the greatest number'' (Intro, para 2).

There is a brief biography of Beccaria in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

The Source of the Text

This text comes from a reprint of the second American edition published in 1819 by Philip H. Nicklin, Philadelphia.

INTRODUCTION.
Chapter 01 Of the Origin of Punishments.
Chapter 02 Of the right to punish.
Chapter 03 Consequences of the foregoing Principles.
Chapter 04 Of the Interpretation of Laws.
Chapter 05 Of the Obscurity of Laws.
Chapter 06 Of the Proportion between Crimes and Punishments.
Chapter 07 Of estimating the Degree of Crimes.
Chapter 08 Of the Division of Crimes.
Chapter 09 Of Honour.
Chapter 10 Of Duelling.
Chapter 11 Of crimes which disturb the Public Tranquillity.
Chapter 12 Of the Intent of Punishments.
Chapter 13 Of the Credibility of Witnesses.
Chapter 14 Of Evidence and the Proofs of a Crime, and of the Form of Judgment.
Chapter 15 Of secret Accusations.
Chapter 16 Of Torture.
Chapter 17 Of pecuniary Punishments.
Chapter 18 Of Oaths.
Chapter 19 Of the Advantage of immediate Punishment.
Chapter 20 Of Acts of violence.
Chapter 21 Of the Punishment of the Nobles.
Chapter 22 Of Robbery.
Chapter 23 Of Infamy considered as a Punishment.
Chapter 24 Of Idleness.
Chapter 25 Of Banishment and Confiscation.
Chapter 26 Of the Spirit of Family in States.
Chapter 27 Of the Mildness of Punishments.
Chapter 28 Of the Punishment of Death.
Chapter 29 Of imprisonment.
Chapter 30 Of Prosecution and Prescription.
Chapter 31 Of Crimes of difficult Proof.
Chapter 32 Of Suicide.
Chapter 33 Of Smuggling.
Chapter 34 Of bankrupts
Chapter 35 Of Sanctuaries.
Chapter 36 Of Rewards for apprehending or killing Criminals.
Chapter 37 Of Attempts, Accomplices, and Pardon.
Chapter 38 Of suggestive Interrogations.
Chapter 39 Of a particular Kind of Crimes.
Chapter 40 Of false Ideas of Utility.
Chapter 41 Of the Means of preventing Crimes.
Chapter 42 Of the Sciences.
Chapter 43 Of Magistrates.
Chapter 44 Of rewards.
Chapter 45 Of Education.
Chapter 46 Of Pardons.
Chapter 47 Conclusion.

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Of Crimes and Punishments

Cesare Bonesana, Marchese Beccaria

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