Essays on Corporal Punishment

Corporal punishment, though used in many countries as a method of controlling and disciplining students, is not an effective disciplinary approach. Discipline is an essential feature of schools in the US. Many schools use different disciplinary approaches ranging from suspension, security methods, and corporal punishment among others. Research studies reveal that these discipline methods are not always successful and have to be implemented with a lot of care by those charged with administering them (Cameron, 2006). Corporal punishment is used as a disciplinary approach in schools because it is believed that it can act as a good deterrent to

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Question 1. What is corporal punishment?

Corporal punishment means hitting or spanking with the hand or with an object like a stick or a belt, causing pain but not harm. The purpose is to bring about change in behaviour.

Question 2. How is it used to control and discipline students?

When students do not heed instructions, warnings and engage in undesirable or dangerous behaviour, they need to be controlled. Hitting and causing physical pain is an unpleasant experience for them. It is just enough to give them an idea of the unpleasantness but does not cause any serious harm. The fear of being subjected to similar and more intense unpleasant experience prevents them from misbehaving. The

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History

Introduction
Corporal punishment refers to the intentional infliction of physical pain with the aim of correcting or disciplining. Additionally, the corporal punishment can be administered. Many nations seem to be moving from this habit, however, some critics believe that corporal punishment should de embraced. For instance, in the United States there 19 states, which are still practicing it, while 30, have banned it completely. This essay seeks to examine the corporal punishment in the 18th, 19th centuries, and in some abolitionist circles.

Corporal Punishment in 18th Century

As a point of departure, the history of the corporal punishment dates back as early as the

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Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

There are many responsibilities a school administrator must watch over when it comes to ensuring the safety and decent education of students. From demanding laws like search and seizure be enacted properly, to seeing that all students enjoy a separation of church and state it appears the duties of an administrator are endless. Many landmark court cases, such as Lemon v. Kurtzman, have seen their way to the Supreme Court over these and other issues in order to ensure that students receive a fair education at the hands of teachers and administrators. Fairness seems to be what is most

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I. Introduction
In the United States, corporal punishment is still a contentious issue. Many different groups have done research on the subject, and the issue has been thoroughly investigated from a variety of different angles. Corporal punishment is generally considered to be acceptable in the United States, although in other countries it may be more acceptable or less. For instance, in Europe, some regions still have cultural mores that accept corporal punishment of children by their parents or guardians as acceptable; others, like the Scandinavian countries, for instance, have a nearly zero-tolerance policy insofar as corporal punishment of children

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Corporal punishment has been practiced in human society since the civilizations of the ancient world, but corporal punishment is not an effective long-term strategy for modifying human behavior because it can cause developmental issues and behavioral issues in all stages of lifespan development. Corporal punishment is a significant issue for children and adolescents because they are mainly the targets of physical abuse at home or in school under the assumption that it will result in reducing misbehavior.
Three types of corporal punishment include parental corporal punishment, school corporal punishment, and judicial corporal punishment. Other than the death penalty, judicial

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Time out, banning a favorite TV show and scolding are some of the common ways parents use to discipline their children. Amongst the various possible options, research has outlined that over 90% of the parents in America, spank their children. More specifically, about one-third American families report to spank their kids between 10 and 18 months as compared to the 70% of the families who spank their children between 2 and 4 years of age (Jack 1960). Spanking being a form of corporal punishment includes slapping, smacking, grabbing and acts which use physical force in order to regulate and

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This paper aims to argue regarding the effectiveness of corporal punishment. Students are considered the future of a nation. They are the milestone of the society; therefore, it is important to give sufficient attention to their needs and problems. Without proper development of children, it is not possible to develop the society (Zolotor pp. 229). The overall development of children and students requires cooperation of both parents and teachers. The proper development of children requires supportive peer environment, effective classroom environment, and an expressive family environment. The school environment has a significant impact on the emotional and personal development

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Corporal punishment is a methodology of punishing a person by inflicting painful experiences m or pain as retribution for a wrong action or offense committed. It is the application of physical force inflicting pain but not necessarily causing any wounds as a means of discipline. There has to be a certain degree of pain for the punishment to be classified as corporal. The corporal punishment is an effective method of correcting a child’s behavior. It stands out as the best technique to bring up young children in terms of their characters and behaviors.
The practice has raised mixed

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Corporal and capital punishment were, and in many parts of the world still are, part of legal processes. Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that involves the purposeful infliction of pain for a crime. Capital punishment is the legal process where someone is put to death as punishment for a crime. The pain inflicted in corporal punishment can take on many forms; some examples include, paddling, whipping, flogging, and other forms resembling torture. Capital punishment on the other hand, involves the judicial sanction of killing and can be accomplished by, hanging, crucifixion, drowning, beheading, firing squad, lethal

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Whether corporal punishment should be applied in home, school or any other setting in punishing children has been an issue that has been widely debated. There are those who believe that this kind of punishment is a good means of offering discipline to children while others see it as a form of abuse (Coleman, Dodge, & Campbell, 2010). There are people who believe that the practice is a means of discipline and, on the other hand, there are those people who believe it is child abuse. This paper aims to discuss whether or not corporal punishment is necessary in punishing

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