Mulvaney, M. K., & Mebert, C. J. (2007). Parental corporal punishment predicts behavior problems in early childhood. Journal Of Family Psychology, 21(3), 389-397. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.21.3.389 Introduction Corporal punishment is the action of inflicting pain to the body and used as a “disciplinary” technique to correct a child’s behavior. For many decades, psychologists and parents have been battling about physical discipline and its detrimental effects on children specially kids between the…
Diana Nguyen Enforce Capital Punishment Capital punishment should be enforced because people who have committed crimes and broke the law should be punished in proportion to their crime. Capital punishment is a severe punishment; however the person who committed the crime opened themselves to the consequences. In a Virtue Ethics point of view the death penalty is a more personal theory and that it is up to a person’s virtues. Capital punishment can be supported based on the idea of…
should use corporal punishment and can corporal punishment be an acceptable discipline tool in the rearing of children. The method will include questionnaires, demographic data, surveys, and incentive pay. Past research revealed that over 90% of parents physically punished their children (Straus, 1983; Straus, Gelles & Steinmetz, 1980; Wauchope & Straus, 1990). Sampling of college students indicated similar data with a 90% over, reporting some form of corporal punishment was imposed (Bryan…
Corporal punishment as explained by Frechette, Zoratti, and Romano (2015) is a form of discipline often defined as the “use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior.” (p.135) Corporal punishment techniques (spanking) have existed for many years and has been a permanent form of discipline when dealing with children. There are various ways that parents familiarize their child with…
Capital punishment Introduction Capital punishment is a serious society issue that has lasted over the long course of history. The debate on this controversial topic has involved many religions providing different perspectives on the issue. This essay will specifically analyse two of the largest religions in the current society, Christianity, and Buddhism. And their perspective on the topic of capital punishment. Both Buddhism and Christianity in the modern era suggests that capital…
is harmful to a child is obvious as seen by photos of injuries on the child 's back, legs, buttocks, and scrotum. The punishment executed by Adrian Peterson on his four year old son was not appropriate…
doing, this applies explicitly for children. Corporal punishment is sometimes used to define physical discipline, such as slapping or spanking. To punish, is to impose a consequence on for a fault, offense, or violation. Spanking is to strike on the buttock with an open hand. Corporal punishment is often a sensitive matter for many people to talk about since everyone has a different opinion on this subject. Many parents see corporal punishment such as spanking and slapping as a form of child…
Death Penalty Abolition of capital punishment has fuelled sensational debate without producing any applicableends which can be exactly tested to make people convincing. This article attempts to discuss that death penalty is not appropriate form of punishment. Death penalty cannot be justified in terms of retributive purposes. It is pointless to hang a person for the offence of murder .It is better to punished with life imprisonment and the state can utilise the services of that person.…
The death penalty was introduced in many countries to reduce crime rate. And some research show that capital punishment deters crime. For example, According to David B. Muhlhausen, Gallup opinion polls consistently demonstrate that the American public overwhelmingly supports capital punishment. In Gallup's latest survey, 67% of Americans support capital punishment for those declared guilty homicide, while just 28% are contradicted. From 2000 to the latest survey in 2006, backing for the death…
what the punishment should be for those persons, then the feedback would vary on the extreme levels. When the conditions are correct and the person found guilty through due process of law, their punishment should nearly always come down to capital punishment. Capital punishment is the execution of a criminal as a result of a crime, which is primarily murder but also includes treason, espionage, and a few others. Although many people believe that the implementation of capital punishment should…