Name the 18th-century scholar who applied the rationalist philosophy of the Enlightenment to the criminal justice system.
A) Cesare Beccaria
B) Jeremy Bentham
C) John Howard
D) Henry VIII

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Cesare Beccaria, an Italian criminologist, jurist, philosopher, and politician, is renowned for his treatise "On Crimes and Punishments" (1764), where he applied Enlightenment rationalist principles to critique and reform the criminal justice system, advocating for the abolition of torture and the death penalty.

Name the 18th-Century Scholar Who Applied the Rationalist Philosophy of the Enlightenment