Which of the Following Is One of the Three Main

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is one of the three main points Beccaria made regarding how society should react to crimes:

• A)Punishment should not be proportional to the severity of the crime
• B)Punishment should be certain and should be just severe enough so that the cost of committing a crime exceeded the benefits derived from it
• C)Excessively severe penalties would act to deter people from committing major crimes
• D)None of the above

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