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Ben B. Lindsey
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Sir John Fielding
British police reformer
Sir Samuel Romilly
Sir Samuel Romilly
British lawyer
William Ewart
William Ewart
British politician
Eleanor Glueck
American criminologist
Sheldon Glueck
American criminologist
Cesare Beccaria
Cesare Beccaria
Italian criminologist
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