School is supposed to be a safe environment for everyone to attend, but imagine being subjected to being whipped and hit everyday. According to the Washington Post, as of 2013 19 states in the United States allow corporal punishment although parental permission is required in some of the states, it is surprisingly often given. Today, incarceration is the most modern approach in the judicial system, but that doesn 't mean it’s always the right one. Prisons do not always rehabilitate and stop crime within the prisons and guards can barely keep prisoners out of circulation. There are many issues that come along with incarceration and using corporal punishment could deter some of those problems. Basically, corporal punishment has a time and a
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This bill did not end up being passed, but it started an extremely controversial debate ; should students receive corporal punishment in school? Many say that yes, schools should enforce that type of punishment because detentions, staying in for recess, writing sentences isn 't enough of a penalty/ consequence for an extremely unruly child. The strikes are said to only be for serious offenses and are strictly monitored and there is to be a witness present. There was also uproar that corporal punishment violated the eighth amendment, which was cruel and unusual punishment. The supreme court has ruled that it is not a violation. Many people contradict this theory of corporal punishment and find it absolutely appalling. It could be used as a message to promote that physical violence is alright and should be used to change someone 's behavior. It could also leave emotional damage on children(Anastasia). According to the article “Research findings can change attitudes about corporal punishment” by George W. Holden, many parents have a completely different opinion about corporal punishment until they actually research it. Corporal punishment has often led to severe behavioral problems in children as …show more content…
Corporal punishment also occurs in the legal system. Throughout history, people who have committed the worst of all crimes would be sentenced to Capital Punishment. Now, you may be thinking that Capital Punishment and Corporal punishment are two completely different things. But old methods of capital punishment were intended to torture, to inflict pain and to embarrass; which is also what corporal punishment is. The only difference is capital punishment results in death, which corporal punishment does not. As surprising as it may be, corporal punishment is sometimes used during interrogations. What an interrogation is is an investigator inducing a convicted person to provide statements on his/her best interest on a situation that happened. According to the document “ Use of Physical and Psychological Force in Criminal and Military Interrogations” written by Mark Costanzo, the goal of a police interrogation is to obtain evidence from suspected criminals. This is not always the smoothest process, as some criminals are extremely
This bill did not end up being passed, but it started an extremely controversial debate ; should students receive corporal punishment in school? Many say that yes, schools should enforce that type of punishment because detentions, staying in for recess, writing sentences isn 't enough of a penalty/ consequence for an extremely unruly child. The strikes are said to only be for serious offenses and are strictly monitored and there is to be a witness present. There was also uproar that corporal punishment violated the eighth amendment, which was cruel and unusual punishment. The supreme court has ruled that it is not a violation. Many people contradict this theory of corporal punishment and find it absolutely appalling. It could be used as a message to promote that physical violence is alright and should be used to change someone 's behavior. It could also leave emotional damage on children(Anastasia). According to the article “Research findings can change attitudes about corporal punishment” by George W. Holden, many parents have a completely different opinion about corporal punishment until they actually research it. Corporal punishment has often led to severe behavioral problems in children as …show more content…
Corporal punishment also occurs in the legal system. Throughout history, people who have committed the worst of all crimes would be sentenced to Capital Punishment. Now, you may be thinking that Capital Punishment and Corporal punishment are two completely different things. But old methods of capital punishment were intended to torture, to inflict pain and to embarrass; which is also what corporal punishment is. The only difference is capital punishment results in death, which corporal punishment does not. As surprising as it may be, corporal punishment is sometimes used during interrogations. What an interrogation is is an investigator inducing a convicted person to provide statements on his/her best interest on a situation that happened. According to the document “ Use of Physical and Psychological Force in Criminal and Military Interrogations” written by Mark Costanzo, the goal of a police interrogation is to obtain evidence from suspected criminals. This is not always the smoothest process, as some criminals are extremely