Section 43 of the criminal code gives parents and teachers some sort of a defense when it comes to corporal punishment as long as not too severe
As awareness on corporal punishment has grown, Section 43 has come into question many times
The part of Section 43 that is a defense is “Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances”
Most justices have decided to allow Section 43 because it specifies that the punisher has to be the full guardian, meaning that it only focuses discipline and no ton adults defiling children
Those justices
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In some culture corporal punishment is seen as to do with regaining honour, so children don’t take the act to heart as much as in western civilization, causing them to not have mental issues in the future
The line between corporal punishment and abuse, is when there are physical marks left and/or the reasoning is excessive for the misbehaviour
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The only benefit of corporal punishment is immediate obedience
Those who were corporally punished are more likely to abuse their spouses and children than the average person
Most cases of corporal punishment cause a rift between the child and parents, when the child is more mature
The main effect of corporal punishment is physical abuse and compliance for a short amount of time
Those that are corporally punished are more prone to rebelling against their parents when older than an average child
Corporal punishment results in children being more aggressive when older
The amount of times it happens and severity of corporal punishment have a large effect of it’s future consequences
Almost all the people who were heavily corporally punished as children develop mental issues when older
Corporal punishment does not teach children right from
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While effective in the schools, children who were corporally punished had a high tendency to become more aggressive after school
Corporal punishment in a school was a teaching method that originated from european countries
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The result of a cross-culture on 186 cultural groups was that the higher the amount of corporal punishment is used, the child will be more aggressive and prone to interpersonal violence
The study also showed that the more frequent corporal punishment was, the more violent the person would be as an adult
Over 90% of Canadian parents have admitted to using corporal punishment at least once
A reason why corporal punishment is controversial is because the line between punishment and abuse is vague
Another reason is because even if the punishment is not abusive it still has bad future effects
Countries that had cultures that looked favourably upon corporal punishment had an average of 40% more corporal punishment on average than countries that didn’t
Some argue that if corporal punishment was looked down upon less in society, then its effects would reduce
Studies have shown that a country's homicide rate is unrelated to corporal punishment rate
Those same studies also showed that a country's degree of war with other countries is related to the rate of corporal
Corporal punishment teaches kids to be respectful. In source A it is said “ Kids at the school sat the paddle definitely think twice about acting up’’ With this being saidis shows that the kids being hit with the paddle makes them never want to act up again so they do not get hit. In source A it is also said that John C. Calhoun Elementary earned three statewide awards. The kids began to be more respectful and it changed the school for the better. It was also said in source A “ There will always be new kids who need to learn the limits at school. ” Having corporal punishment will teach the kids the limits and they will learn to be more respectful.
When it comes to disciplining children there are many different schools of thought and beliefs of what is right and wrong. These different opinions have been reviewed, discussed and argued by many different adults including parents, teachers, psychologists, and lawmakers. Every day parents must make decisions on what they believe is ethically and morally right when they discipline their children. Corporal punishment is one such decision. By definition, corporal punishment is “the infliction of physical pain upon a person’s body as punishment for a crime or infraction” (Encyclopedia, 2015). In a more general sense of the term, it refers to the physical disciplining of children.
Parents are afraid that if they don’t give their children harsh discipline they will grow to become incompetent members of society. This is a valid concern; no caregiver would ever want to see their child fail. Parents are also imperfect, they become frustrated and tired. Sometimes corporal punishment can be easier to dole out instead of a more productive strategy. What mostly keeps the cycle of corporal punishment going is the “My parents hit me and I turned out just fine” argument. If violent punishment is all someone has ever known, it’s understandable that they would turn to that form of discipline in adulthood. When looking at corporal punishment in this context, it seems entirely justified; however, this would be ignoring a multitude of data that describes the ill-effects
Did you know that Corporal Punishment is legal in 21 states in the united states, but not in the other 29 states, and it’s only used in 13 of those 21 states. I believe that Corporal Punishment should be allowed in every state in the united states because, it helps kids learn better, it takes stress of teachers, and it teaches kids discipline.
Again,theses are only half of the reason why corporal punishment should not be allowed in any of the countries, and according to the latest reports nation's largest school districts among them Houston and Dallas,Texas; Memphis,Tennessee; Atlanta,Georgia; and Mobile County,Alabama have banned the practice of corporal punishment. Would you want your children to be an excuse for teachers to show their anger? Would you want them to be spending their childhood in fear? So stand with me to ban corporal punishment once and for all,for the sake of our growing generation. Abolishing corporal punishment in schools by Government is not
Corporal Punishment Corporal Punishment of children breaches their fundamental human rights it’s legality in the majority states worldwide. Corporal punishment has been a big problem for a very long time. Many people disagree with corporal punishment and so do I.Physical punishment should not be allowed in schools,it can create violence in kids,it is another abusive act,and kids get robbed from their full learning potential. Physical punishment can provoke violence in kids, and bullying can start just from physical punishment.
There has been a significant amount of research on the impact of corporal punishment on children, and its effect on their behavior going into adolescence. Several studies have shown that experiencing physical discipline during childhood leads to higher acts of aggression towards others, that physical punishment leads to externalizing these aggressive behaviors (Lansford, Deater-Deckard, Dodge, Bates, & Pettit, 2004). By changing important variables for each study, several researchers have come to the conclusion that parent-child physical aggression has a more significant impact on externalizing behaviors if this aggression occurs during adolescence than at younger ages (Gunnoe & Mariner, 1997). Furthermore, past studies have demonstrated that the level of corporal punishment experienced as a child is directly related to the probability of using physical violence against intimate partners in the future, suggesting that this aggression could translate further than adolescence and into adulthood (Douglas & Straus, 2006; Swinford, DeMaris, Cernkovich, & Giordano, 2000).
In particular, when a child is struck for hurting another child, it actually shows that through aggression that they can become the aggressor and get what they want, usually a ‘child is more likely to imitate the aggressive behaviour in the long-term.’ (Gershoff, 2010). Actions like this tend to result in abusive behaviour flowing through to teenage years and even adulthood as it allows them to get exactly what they want. The use of corporal punishment by parents is used with the intention of making a child change their actions immediately and to reduce it occurring again, although this has been proven to be only be as effective as almost any other measure. The other aspect of psychological changes are the likes of mental health issues, given the violent aspects of corporal punishment. Studies have found that ‘the more frequently or severely children are spanked or hit, the more likely they are to have symptoms of depression or anxiety.’ (Gershoff, 2010). The circumstances around the development of these issues being caused by the action of punishing a child in this manner suggests that the best scenario is to not allow it to take place anymore. There are so many other options to use when disciplining a child that for these to still be considered pliable even with these dangers is not reasonable. Studies also suggest that the use of corporal
Despite there being support for some of the short and long-term benefits of corporal punishment, there is plenty of opposition to corporal punishment for a variety of reasons. Starting as early as the 1960s, corporal punishment has been said to be “unacceptably degrading punishment” (Lenta 2012: 692), “harsh discipline” (Mayer and Blome, 2013: 145) and psychologically distressing (McLloyd et. al 2007:166).
Should the use of corporal punishment to discipline children be considered child abuse? Annotated Bibliography
Corporal punishment has been an integral part of how parents discipline their children throughout the history of the United States (Greven, 1991) and has been a focus of psychological research for decades (e.g., Caselles & Milner, 2000; Eron, Walder, Huesmann, & Lefkowitz, 1974; Glueck & Glueck, 1950; MacKinnon, 1938; J. McCord, 1988b; Sears, 1961; Straus, 1994a). With this study on children and corporal punishment from the parental figure, it is supposed to stop children from misbehaving immediately instead of constantly having to tell them and the child not learning. Although immediate response is the goal of this punishment, long- term moralizing behaviors is the main goal. With this punishment parents want the child to stop behaving immediately as well as remembering the punishment of what happens when they misbehave, then causing the child to keep the behavior away or controlled. The association between corporal punishment and children’s aggression is one of the most studied and debated findings in the child-rearing literature (Coie & Dodge, 1998; Steinmetz, 1979) Corporal punishment has been shown that it increases aggression in children and soon will cause criminal activity. When the child experiences the corporal punishment, in their future it may influence them to behave in the same manner as the parents did. This then can result in domestic violence situations in their
This was shown when a U.S. epidemiological survey was conducted in 2004–2005 involving more than 34,000 adults. The results showed that experiences of harsh corporal punishment during ones childhood were strongly related to alcohol abuse and drug abuse problems later on in their adulthood, even after taking out socio-demographic and family dysfunction factors. It was also associated with anxiety and personality disorders (aggressive tendencies). That is not something you want your child to have. It is just going to create bigger problems that are going to be harder fix and require a lot of therapeutic assistance in the future (anxiety and personality disorders). That is just one of many reasons I don’t think corporal punishment is a conventional way of
Corporal punishment in these days has been becoming a topic in many old timers talks. Many believe that it helps and is definitely the way to go. The older generations still seem to believe that society would be better off if kids still got punished the way they did. They refuse to ignore data that has not supported the clams they bring up about making children better behaved or as they call it “Straightening them up”. Many believe that our liberal democracy population has views that are not valid and that the old ways need to come back to help us grow.
Corporal punishment has been used excessively in the past, changing the way people look at it. In the article, “Corporal Punishment Still Used in Florida”, an incident happened when a mother gave the school permission to paddle her fourth-grade son. After finding out that there were bruises on her son’s behind, she regretted letting the school paddle her son. She didn’t know she was putting her son in danger when she allowed the school to paddle him. Jones, later on, stated, "There's got to be other ways to discipline kids." (----). Jones was expecting her son to get little swats if he acted up, not huge welts on his behind after being “disciplined”. The punishment went way too far. Another piece of evidence is shown in the
Of course, it is no surprise that corporal punishment against school going children is one of the most controversial topics throughout the globe, including within political, academic, and general public debates at large. A detailed review of available literature on the topic reveals that the academic discussion is divided into those who argue that corporal punishment is effective and necessary in schools, and those who argue that the risks and disadvantages of corporal punishment far outweigh its benefits. The debate has been live also in pubic, with popular magazines, newspapers, and websites continuing to publish whitepapers and articles about the merits and demerits of using corporal punishment to discipline children. However, the available literature on the pros and cons of corporal punishment lacks a common consensus and therefore, it is necessary to add a research paper that gives a firm, evidence backed ground on the issue. In this paper, I will analyze and cite six specific sources to prove that corporal punishment against school going children is infective and should be banned.