Noun

Singular corporal punishment

Plural corporal punishments

corporal punishment (plural corporal punishments)

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  1. A form of punishment achieved by inflicting blows to the offender's body.

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Sun Feb 7 18:56:35 2010

Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable. The term usually refers to methodically striking the offender with an implement, whether in judicial, domestic, or educational settings.

Corporal punishment may be divided into three main types:

  • parental or domestic corporal punishment: within the family -- typically, children punished by parents or guardians;
  • school corporal punishment: within schools, when students are punished by teachers or school administrators;
  • judicial corporal punishment: as part of a criminal sentence ordered by a court of law. Closely related is prison corporal punishment, ordered either directly by the prison authorities or by a visiting court.

The corporal punishment of minors within the home is lawful in all 50 of the United States and, according to a 2000 survey, it is widely approved by parents. It has been officially outlawed in 25 countries around the world.

Corporal punishment in school is still legal in some parts of the world, including 20 of the States of the USA, but has been outlawed in other places, including Canada, Japan, South Africa, New Zealand, and nearly all of Europe except the Czech Republic and France.

Judicial corporal punishment has virtually disappeared from the western world but remains in force in many parts of Africa and Asia.

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Sun Feb 21 08:51:59 2010

As a child did you ever receive corporal punishment from your parents?
Q. As a child did you ever receive corporal punishment from your parents? Do you think this kind of punishment affected you mentally? Did this influence you to be the person you are today?Do you think you would have been a different person today if you had not been hit as a child? please answer.THANK YOU.
Asked by darksoldier8290 - Sun Jan 27 21:06:34 2008 - - 20 Answers - 0 Comments

A. As in a open handed spanking to the bottom - YES How did it effect me? Only positively - I learned the seriousness of what I did. Words were used to teach, and spanking to back up the words.
Answered by olschoolmom - Mon Feb 4 04:48:12 2008

Would corporal punishment be ethical if it proved better schooling results?
Q. I thought this was an interesting question. Would it be better for out futures if corporal punishment was used if it improved the education system? Essentially that would make students smarter.
Asked by Hondy - Thu Apr 23 04:33:34 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think it would cause a drastic improvement. Right now, children have ZERO discipline in school - if a teacher so much as stands them in a corner their will be groups whining that it's some sort of emotional torture.
Answered by nytebreid - Thu Apr 23 04:43:30 2009

Has anyone gone to a school that used corporal punishment?
Q. Has anyone gone to a school that used corporal punishment? How is it administered?
Asked by christamissy - Wed Jul 12 12:20:27 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I went to grammar school in the 60's and corporal punishment was administered the school Principal used a wooden paddle and made you bend over and grab your ankles, she was a I believe a dominatrix who loved to spank young children (mostly me), I got spanked twice a week for stupid stuff that all kids do. It was outlawed before I reached 5th grade but there was a 6th grade teacher with a cane and he used to hit children with his cane on their legs...and that really hurt!
Answered by Rail - Wed Jul 12 12:29:19 2006

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See also:

  • Children are Unbeatable!Children are Unbeatable!
    childrenareunbeatable.org.uk
    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.
  • Is Corporal Punishment Degrading?Is Corporal Punishment Degrading?
    infidels.org
    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.
  • Project NoSpank - Parents and Teachers Against Violence in EducationProject NoSpank - Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education
    nospank.net
    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.
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