Corporal Punishment

Factual documentation on official corporal punishment in schools, prisons and institutions and as a judicial penalty around the world. Many links and archived reports and even some humor.

Research on corporal punishment of children and critiques of anti-spanking research.

The question of whether corporate punishment should be allowed is covered by an About.com guide on private schooling.

For many children around the world, violence was a regular part of the school experience. In some countries, school officials routinely used corporal punishment to maintain classroom discipline and to punish children for poor academic performance. Human Rights Watch workes to highlight these abuses.

Essay against flogging, written by Robert Green Ingersoll, in reply to the Dean of St. Paul's Contribution to the North American Review for Dec., 1891.

Personal site with an online poll about spanking.

An historical survey of juvenile corporal punishment in Great Britain.

Member organization seeking to have corporal punishment removed from public schools. Articles about the adverse effects of paddling, and a list of state school systems that do not allow corporal punishment.

Multinational initiative by children's rights advocates to end corporal punishment of children across the world. Background, supporters, legal basis, global progress and other information.

United Kingdom-wide alliance of organizations and individuals seeking legal reform to give children the same legal protection against being hit as adults. News, opinion, children's views, membership list, and advice on positive, non-violent discipline methods.

Advocates repealing section 43 of Criminal Code Canada, which allows corporal punishment of children by parents and teachers. Includes information about supporters, research, law, politics, and FAQs.

Asserts that corporal punishment of children is wrong, and is contrary to the teachings of Jesus. Includes resources on gentle parenting and an online petition condemning corporal punishment of children.

Advocates abolition of corporal punishment in schools and urges parents not spank their children. Includes links to related resources.

Directory of articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about corporal punishment and physical punishment of children issues.

Articles, essays, cartoons, posters, and other materials about the prevalence and adverse effects of spanking, flogging, and other forms of punishment that are deemed to be abusive.

Objections against the manufacture and sale of a flexible device sold for the purpose of whipping babies and children on their bare skin, along with manuals encouraging whipping infants.

Clinical Child and Family Psychology ... Youth and Society, 37, 85-112. ... of Them: Corporal Punishment in American Families and Its Effects on Children. ...[2008/11/30]

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A Global Initiative to end all corporal punishment of children. ... Constitution (1997) states: "Children, youth and family members shall have the ...[2008/04/11]

... explicit prohibition in law of corporal punishment of children within the family, ... "The Austrian Ombudspersons for Children and Youth take it for granted ...[2008/09/28]

... Punishment in American Families and Its Effects on Children, 2nd ... Corporal Punishment as a Stressor among Youth." Journal of Marriage and the Family. ...[2008/11/07]

Corporal Punishment in the Discipline. of Children in the Home. Research ... and Demographics of Corporal ... Environment \ Family \ Garden \ Youth ...[2008/11/04]

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Corporal and capital punishment were long the main forms of ... Corporal punishment of children remains an accepted social practice in many countries. ...[2008/07/05]

Children's Words and Images About Corporal Punishment. Spanking: Facts and Fiction ... Family Research Laboratory has been studying the effects of physical punishment ...[2008/12/01]