Discrimination Faced by the Socially Disadvantaged Students with Respect to Corporal Punishment

Corporal Punishment

juvenile offenders who prior to 1948 might have been liable to corporal punishment, and would be so again were it re-introduced. Members of the working party are in a position to study these young people and have experience of helping children who show disturbed behaviour which may or may not result in committing offences, as also of the effect on them of different forms of punishment and treat...

The Effects of Corporal Punishment

This study tesled Ihe h.vpothesis Ihat the use (~lC011)oralpunishment (ep), such as slapping a child \ hand or ".\pankiJz/5," is a5'socialed lu;th reslricted development (!! cognitive abi!i/.1'. Cognitive abili/.v was measured al the start of the sluc"1' and 4 yean, !ater for 806 children alW 2-4 and 704 children age 5-9 in Ihe Nationa! Lonp,i~ ttic/ina! Study of Youth. The ana~vses controlled ...

Corporal punishment of children: changing the culture.

Demystifying the Defenses of Corporal Punishment *

A. DEFENSES BASED ON THE PRESUMED GREATER EFFICACY OF CP.................................. 3 A1. If My Dad Hadn't Taken Me Over His Knee, I Would Be In Big Trouble Now ......................... 3 A2. Spanking Is Needed As A Back-Up Or Last Resort ................................................................. 4 A3. The "Eight Strongest Studies" Demonstrate "Beneficial Outcomes" Of CP ...........

Corporal punishment and child adjustment

The association between corporal punishment and children's emotional and behavioral functioning was studied in a sample of 98 non-referred children with a mean age of 12.35 (SD = 1.72) recruited from two school systems in the southeastern United States. Children were divided into those who had experienced no corporal punishment over approximately a two-week period, those who had experienced mil...