Corporal Punishment as an Act of Dicipline Every now and then we hear about cases where school children are hit by their teachers even over minor mistakes‚ and even recently we heard about a case where a ten year old boy was beaten by his teacher in Singapore (Corpun‚ 2000). This caused a widely publicized case in the local and even some international media. It has been debated and argued by many parties as corporal punishment and is now viewed as something which does not have any valid justification
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Certain punishments are more effective on certain crimes. And certain punishments are more effective on certain people. Some criminals should be punished to remove their incentive for committing crimes. But there are some criminals who just need to be removed from society to prevent them from preying upon society. Obviously for lesser crimes‚ lesser punishments should be delivered. AND punishments (if at all possible) should reflect the crime committed --- such as scrubbing walls for "graffiti
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Corporal Punishment Is Physical Abuse Corporal punishment is the execution of a judicially imposed sentence that inflicts a manner of physical pain upon the offenders body without killing him. In the past corporal punishment included flogging‚ whipping‚ branding and facial or bodily mutilation of all types. Corporal punishment also refers to the discipline of children at home and in schools but it was made illegal for punishing schoolchildren in 1986. Historically‚ corporal punishment
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Physical Punishment of Children The last two decades have seen a major international shift in the perspectives regarding physical punishment of children. Up until twenty years ago‚ physical punishment was considered a normal and popular disciplinary technique. Over the last several years‚ however‚ an abundance of research has revealed that not only is corporal punishment of children ineffective‚ it also causes many harmful side effects that continue into adulthood. Physical punishment of children
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If you ever look up the word patriotism it will most likely say that it’s a noun and it means devoted love‚ support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. But it’s obviously more than that. It’s more than being loyal or defending your country. Patriotism is more than love. Patriotism‚ to me is not‚ I can assure you‚ what the dictionary defines it to be. It’s more than a word. It’s an emotion that only happens every once in a while‚ and when it does engulf it. Let it linger in your head
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The opposition team has earlier raised the point of the safety of corporal punishment in schools. But this point they have raised is completely invalid as corporal punishment ‚ caning‚ is done in a very safe and non-emotionally scarring way. After a student commits an offence‚ they will have a talk to a teacher or discipline master. And if the student is defiant and would not admit his mistake and repent‚ the parents are called up. The parents are consulted on the student’s behavior and asked
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Aloufi‚ Badriah Ali Pre-Degree 3 ILAC 31 May 2013 USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT Introduction Corporal punishment (CP) is the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain but not injury for thepurposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior. Corporal punishment could adversely affect cognitive ability. Being slapped or spanked is a frightening and threatening event that children experience ashighly stressful. Fright and stress can
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Parental Corporal Punishment In different households across the nation many parents spank‚ whip‚ swat‚ or paddle children in order to punish them for doing wrong or to act as a buffer against unacceptable behavior. These types of actions are acts of corporal punishment. Researchers Abraham Andero and Allen Stewart of Alabama State University define corporal punishment as “a discipline method in which a supervising adult deliberately inflicts pain upon a child in response to a child’s unacceptable
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The penal system has been no help in alleviating the stigma attached to mental illness‚ routinely and historically treating mentally unstable inmates with just the same harsh approach as their criminally insane counterparts. Indeed‚ the distinction between these two populations is significant; however‚ authorities have long been reluctant to entertain such a concept. Similar to the treatment availed to them in institutions‚ mentally ill inmates have a history of being shackled‚ beaten and deprived
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Positive Psychology (Class lecture notes) Introduction Has grown like a weed over the recent history. its about improving the quality of people’s lives‚ finding happiness. Its the opposite of abnormal psychology‚ we are trying to identify the abnormally good. We can use the same criteria to identify abnormally good. Criteria: 1. Statistical criteria: we measure where someone falls on a distribution of data‚ to then label them for having a mental disorder. We would be looking for people abnormally
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