The Pros And Cons Of Physical Punishment

1 Monica Sanad Professor Benjamin Bever English 112 18 March 2016 Primitive Punishments: Analysis of Bring Back Flogging by Jeff Jacoby In retrospect, Jeff Jacoby demanded the return of flogging in 1997, when he wrote an article that discusses his justifications for supporting flogging: an act of punishing guilty people using whipping, paddling or any other torturous method. The Puritans were notorious for punishing people by flogging during the 17th century. Jacoby used a lucid and strong title that clearly states the purpose and the thesis of his article, he also used a sub heading for his essay: “Boston’s Puritan Forefathers did not indulge miscreants lightly”

In the early 1900’s, corporal punishment was a very common practise among all schools. Corporal punishment was allowed to be committed by teachers in almost every situation, but at Trinity there was a different story. Only the headmaster was allowed to commit corporal punishment and if so, “on extreme occasions”. Although the government has since banned corporal punishment for non-government schools in 2006. Other states are still yet to take action and corporal punishment is still allowed in non-government schools.

The Effects Of Physical Punishment Physical punishment increases the risk of negative development outcomes. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the narrator, Scout Finch, gets spanked for swearing. Scout was swearing at her cousin Francis because he was saying derogatory phrases about her father, Atticus. Francis was also antagonizing her. Scout fought with Francis and had already been warned by her Uncle Jack that if she swore she would be in trouble and get spanked, he did just that and never listened to her side of the story.

The Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms guarantees the freedom of conscience and religion to all Canadians. People may come into conflict with the law when exercising their freedoms. In law, the scales of Lady Justice are considered in court cases. This includes, the blindfold which represents justified equality before the court, scales to balance the rights of individuals and safety and security of society, and the sword, representing enforcement of the law. Therefore, it is necessary to place limits on their freedoms as described in Section 1 of the Charter.

Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is a legal process in which a person is put to death as a punishment for a crime by the government of a nation. The United States is in the minority group of nations that uses the death penalty. There are thirty-three states that allow capital punishment and seventeen states that abolished it (Death Penalty Information Center). The morality of the death penalty has been debated for many years. Some people want capital punishment to be abolished due to how it can cost a lot more than life imprisonment without parole, how they think it is immoral to kill, and how innocent people can be put to death.

Annotated Bibliography The topic I chose to research is spanking considered child abuse? Spanking has been a debated topic for a long time. Many people believe corporal punishment is child abuse, and some believe spanking is a way of instilling right from wrong in a child. I personally believe spanking is okay to an extent, meaning you keep a level head. Corporal punishment has been around for many years.

Parents may be teaching their children that violence is a solution to issues by implementing spanking to rectify inadequate behavior. Still to this day this has continued to be a relevant topic since improper parental methods have led to children developing harmful and traumatic characteristics. Having children is a serious decision that should not be made lightly. Being a parent guardian requires one to provide the finest care and protection for a child. Since the 18th century, corporal punishment has been a common form of child discipline, and for some parents, it is still an active strategy in their households.

Whether spanking is helpful or harmful to children continues to be the source of debate among both researchers and the public. Many argue that spanking your children helps inforce good behavior and is a form of discipline for the bad. Although this maybe the reason why parents spank their own children many say spanking is a form of abuse. They say spanking your child can cause mental health problems and can cause negative outcomes.

1. INTRODUCTION Corporal punishment is a common problem all over the world (United Nations, 2008). South Africa has adopted a Human Rights constitution, ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1995, and legally abolished corporal punishment in schools (Republic of South Africa, 1996, A-47; South African Schools Act, 1996). However, it is still a challenge for some South African teachers to abandon corporal punishment as a disciplinary practice.

Spanking can be effective when a child is not listening to a parent. If a child isn’t following proper rules and disregarding their parents’ statement, then a spanking can enforce a form of respect that the child has to follow (Jasmine, 2015). It can be an awakening to reality as the child could now think of how their actions are deviant. Parents that don’t resolve to spanking as the first and only method of discipline is essential for both the parents and the child. I believe a parent should always try to enforce rules by talking and showing examples of how deviant actions are frowned upon.

My feelings toward spankings is it wrong because some parents take it to far. No, when I have children I 'm not going to spank them. The reason why I would not spank my children because there are other methods of discipline that don 't involve you putting your hands own your child. Yes, I was spanked as a child and it also hurt.

For many, spanking a kid is deemed to be one of the best ways to raise a kid. Since the previous generations, also known as the older generations were raised this mode, many accredit that applying the almost exact same method on their kids can lead these youngsters to learn and grow straight, therefore expecting that a spanked kid will aftermath in a prospective society with future gracefully informed and well educated adults. However, corporal punishments aren’t indeed the appropriate way neither the best solution to deal with the misbehavior of a little bairn. Spanking a kid, whether it’s with bare hands or a flat object, may lead some kids to actually rebel against their family.

"Child Abuse and Neglect" says that Physical abuse can include "striking a child with the hand, fist, or foot or with an object, burning, shaking, pushing, or throwing a child; pinching or biting the child, pulling a child by the hair or cutting off a child’s air." However, physical abuse is considered to be a use of punishment in wrecked as well as normal families such as the use of physical force with the intent of inflicting bodily pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correction or control or discipline. Yet, there is a thin line between physical punishment and abuse which many parents seem to lack notice of. "Child Abuse and Neglect" explains that the level of force used by an angry or frustrated parent can easily get out of hand and lead to injury. Emotional or verbal abuse is one of the worst forms of mistreatment due to its invisibility.

I. Introduction A. P. J. O 'Rourke once said “Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them” (O’Rourke, Pg.10). Parents always want their children to be better than what they used to be when they were at their age; that is why they care about every detail in their children’s life especially when it comes to behavior, obeying them and listening to their words. B. Background Information: i. People came to realize that physical punishment is a rough, atrocious, unacceptable mean of punishment that should be banned for its appalling, horrifying effects. ii. Facts about physical punishment (sources used) 1.

Introduction Corporal punishment is a controversial topic and has been the source of extensive legal debate on a global scale, with evidence being presented to support numerous countering views and opinions. Reasonable corporal punishment in the home is still protected by the law in South Africa, and many South Africans are in support of the continuation of its legality. Although some of the arguments raised are valid, the evidence conveying the harms inflicted on children by physical disciplinary methods supports the viewthat the defense of reasonable disciplinary chastisement in South Africa should be discontinued and corporal punishment should be illegalized in its entirety. The future of corporal punishment is questionable, and with more