Author: Irwin A. Hyman
Publisher: Philadelphia : Temple University Press
ISBN:
Category : Corporal punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 570

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Author: Nadine A. Block
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615830094
Category : Corporal punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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"Bend over and take your whacks," is heard each day by over l,000 school children in the United States. Almost half of US states permit educators to hit children with contoured boards called "paddles" for breaking school rules. Sometimes children are hit without parent permission and sometimes against parents' wishes. Paddling can lead to injuries requiring medical treatment including bleeding, bruises and even broken bones. Over l00 countries have banned school corporal punishment. In Breaking the Paddle: Ending School Corporal Punishment, Nadine Block sheds light on this dark side of American education and refutes arguments used to support its use. Block tells parents how to protect their children from this archaic discipline and gives specific recommendations for how to end it for all US school children. This important book should be read by parents, educators, physicians, mental health professionals, child abuse prevention professionals, school board members, legislators, and all persons who promote the optimum development of children and seek to protect their right to be free from physical harm.

Author: Elizabeth T. Gershoff
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319148184
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 109

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This Brief reviews the past, present, and future use of school corporal punishment in the United States, a practice that remains legal in 19 states as it is constitutionally permitted according to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result of school corporal punishment, nearly 200,000 children are paddled in schools each year. Most Americans are unaware of this fact or the physical injuries sustained by countless school children who are hit with objects by school personnel in the name of discipline. Therefore, Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools begins by summarizing the legal basis for school corporal punishment and trends in Americans’ attitudes about it. It then presents trends in the use of school corporal punishment in the United States over time to establish its past and current prevalence. It then discusses what is known about the effects of school corporal punishment on children, though with so little research on this topic, much of the relevant literature is focused on parents’ use of corporal punishment with their children. It also provides results from a policy analysis that examines the effect of state-level school corporal punishment bans on trends in juvenile crime. It concludes by discussing potential legal, policy, and advocacy avenues for abolition of school corporal punishment at the state and federal levels as well as summarizing how school corporal punishment is being used and what its potential implications are for thousands of individual students and for the society at large. As school corporal punishment becomes more and more regulated at the state level, Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools serves an essential guide for policymakers and advocates across the country as well as for researchers, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students.

Author: Alice Farmer
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 1564325318
Category : Children with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 75

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Recommendations -- Methodology -- Corporal punishment in US public schools -- Corporal punishment by the numbers -- Behaviors leading to beatings -- Impact of corporal punishment -- Parents' inability to protect children -- Best practices : effective discipline for students with disabilities -- International Human Rights Law protecting students with disabilities -- Conclusion.

Author: Elizabeth Gershoff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783319148199
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Author: Michael Donnelly
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300133804
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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divDespite being commonplace in American households a generation ago, corporal punishment of children has been subjected to criticism and shifting attitudes in recent years. Many school districts have banned it, and many child advocates recommend that parents no longer spank or strike their children. In this book, social theorist Michael Donnelly and family violence expert Murray A. Straus tap the expertise of social science scholars and researchers who address issues of corporal punishment, a subject that is now characterized as a key issue in child welfare. The contributors discuss corporal punishment, its use, causes, and consequences, drawing on a wide array of comparative, psychological, and sociological theories. Together, they clarify the analytical issues and lay a strong foundation for future research and interdisciplinary collaboration. /DIV

Author: James H. Wise
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporal punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 74

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Author: Susan Bitensky
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047431162
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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The core of this book is a detailed analysis of the status of corporal punishment of children, including Areasonable spankings by parents, under international human rights law. The analysis leads compellingly to the conclusion that such punishment is indeed a human rights violation, consonant with modern norms about right and decent treatment of juveniles. The book further provides a comparative analysis between the domestic laws of the seventeen nations that ban all corporal punishment of children (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Israel, Italy, and Portugal) and examples of the domestic laws in the countries that still permit some physical chastisement of children (United States and Canada). Because it is anticipated that a good number of readers will be surprised to learn that this disciplinary practice has become a human rights law violation, the book also engages in an in-depth exegesis of the psychological evidence and historical and philosophical reasons warranting prohibition of all corporal punishment of children as an imperative policy choice. The work probes as well why, once that choice is made, it is essential to use legal bans on the punishment inasmuch as they have uniquely effective pedagogical and therapeutic roles and give some permanence to humanity’s hard won understanding about protecting the young from violence. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

Author: Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783319861654
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 141

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This book examines corporal punishment in United States public schools. The practice—which is still legal in nineteen states—affects approximately a quarter million children each year. Justification for the use of physical punishment is often based on religious texts. Rather than simply disregarding the importance of religious commitment, this volume presents an alternative faith-based response. The book suggests the “hermeneutical triad,” of sacred text, tradition, and reason as an acceptable approach for those seeking to be faithful to religious text and tradition.

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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A congressional hearing on corporal punishment focused on the emotional and physical impact of corporal punishment on children in the classroom, and highlighted legislation (H.R. 1522) which would prohibit corporal punishment in educational programs funded by the federal government. Statements were presented by the following people: (1) Irwin A. Hyman, Director, National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment and Alternatives in the Schools; (2) Marian Pokalo, Supervising Physician and Supervising Psychologist, Atlantic Mental Health Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey; (3) George Batsche, President, National Association of School Psychologists; (4) Frederick C. Green, Past President, National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse; (5) Arlene Zielke, Vice-President for Legislative Affairs, National Parent Teacher Association; (6) Jimmy Dunne, President, People Opposed to Paddling Students; (7) Robert Fathman, President, National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in School; and (8) Fredda Brown, Association for the Severely Handicapped. Prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials related to the subject of corporal punishment are also included. (MM)