Crime & Punishment

Bentham wrote extensively on crime and punishment. Some activities deemed criminal, including homosexuality, Sabbath-breaking and adultery, Bentham believed were too heavily and unfairly penalised by the legal system. Consult the boxes below to read Bentham's thoughts on these issues. The boxes have been sub-categorised according to difficulty level.

Easy

• Box 27
• Box 71
• Box 72
• Box 73
• Box 96
• Box 97
• Box 98
• Box 115
• Box 143
• Box 159

Moderate

• Box 97
• Box 98
• Box 107
• Box 115
• Box 116

Difficult

• Box 16
• Box 67
• Box 68
• Box 97
• Box 115
• Box 143

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