Monday, 5 October 2009

U.S. Constitution- Beccaria

Beccaria focused on the justice system, he believed that laws existed to preserve social order, not to avenge crimes. And his general idea was applied in the United States Constitution in Amendment 8, and it states, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
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5 comments:

  1. Ben H6 October 2009 at 16:30

    Brett,
    Good use of comparison with Beccaria to the 8th ammendment, it seems interesting how the 2 relate. How did his thoughts get used in that ammendment? It seems a little unclear.

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  2. Brett6 October 2009 at 16:53

    Ben,
    He said that the punishment should fit the crime, and not be too harsh or no harsh enough. And that is what the 18th amendment states

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  3. Brett6 October 2009 at 16:54

    Here is the link that i forgot to put up, sorry!
    http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Am18

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  4. rachel weiss6 October 2009 at 17:23

    Great post! This quote is exactly like the thoughts and beliefs of Beccaria during the Enlightenment. Great job.

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  5. Shanelle6 October 2009 at 18:03

    Great post. It's great how Beccaria's thoughts from the Enlightenment are still used in today's U.S. gov't system.

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