From torture to penal humanization: Brazilian legislation in contrast with the reality of the country's prisons and the legacy of Cesare Beccaria

Abstract

Obtaining confessions through torture or degrading treatment is widely recognized as ineffective and susceptible to producing false statements. In addition, each person has different levels of resistance and sensitivity, which means that even an innocent and highly sensitive person can be led to confess under torture. Therefore, these methods of coercion not only violate ethical principles, but are also unreliable.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevenIIImulti2023-224