(Randa, 1997) Cesare Beccaria's 1767 essay, On Crimes and Punishment, had an especially strong impact throughout the world. The essay gave abolitionists an authoritative voice and renewed energy, one result of which was the abolition of the death penalty in Austria and Tuscany. ... "On July 25, 1984 a nine year old girl was found dead in a wooded area....

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