Two laws of penal evolution

The variations through which punishment has passed in the course of history are of two sorts, quantitative and qualitative. The laws governing each of these are, of course, different.I. THE LAW OF QUANTITATIVE CHANGEThis may be formulated as follows:The intensity of punishment is the greater the more closely societies approximate to a less developed type-and the more the central power assumes an absolute character

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