Barnett, Robert John2017-09-202017-09-201895http://hdl.handle.net/2097/37341Citation: Barnett, Robert John. The death penalty. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1895.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: The Marquis Beccaria published in 1767 his famous essay on “Crimes and Punishments” in which he argued so powerfully against the justice and expediency of punishment by death that the Grand Duke of Tuscany was induced by reading the essay to abolish that mode of punishment in his dominion. Ever since that time it has been a question much discussed and of considerable interest though little written work can be found upon it. A brief review of the historical status of this punishment may assist, to some extent, in forming some conclusions as to its comparative value.The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Death penaltyHistoryCapital punishmentTextThesesManuscripts (documents)