Whose Book Was the First Widely Read Text to Demand

question 121

Multiple Choice

Whose book was the first widely read text to demand that due process rights be placed throughout the criminal justice system, that sentences reflect the harm done to the state and the victim, and that punishments be quick, certain, and contain a degree of deterrence?

• A)Cesare Beccaria
• B)Jeremy Bentham
• C)William Wilberforce
• D)Emmeline Pankhurst

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