Assignment task: Do you tend to favor the idea that human beings are born bad, good, or a blank slate? Discuss your decision, and provide an example. And
Regarding the use of the death penalty, list and explain at least three reasons why the father of criminal justice and deterrence theory felt the way he did. Which of these arguments do you agree with the most? Which argument do you disagree with the most? Ultimately, are you more strongly for or against the death penalty after reading the arguments of Beccaria?