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Modified link of Web site: Open Washington Pressbooks - Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System - Other Sentences: Physical Punishment - Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System. Nov 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Loyola LAW eCOMMONS - Opposing Viewpoints: Everything in Moderation: Why Corporal Punishment Can Still Be an Effective Punishment for Juveniles inPunishment Can Still Be an Effective Punishment for Juveniles in the Home and in School... Jun 12, 2026
Add new Web site: Queensland Government - Education - Corporal punishment. May 01, 2026
Add new Web site: United Nations - Global perspective on corporal punishment and its effects on children (PDF). Oct 15, 2025
Add new Web site: Education Resources Information Center - Corporal Punishment In Schools: Theoretical Discussion And Personal Experience (PDF). Jun 04, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Corporal punishment's influence on children's aggressive and delinquent behavior (PDF). Apr 14, 2025
Add new Web site: European Journal of English Language and Literature Studies - A Critical Literature Review of Corporal Punishment and Its Use in Society (PDF). Mar 01, 2025
Link added. Feb 25, 2025
Add new Web site: United Nations - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Corporal punishment and children�s right to health (PDF). Jan 02, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Corporal punishment of children: discipline or abuse? Nov 08, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Corporal punishment, discipline and social norms: A systematic review in low- and middle-income countries (PDF). Sep 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Corporal punishment and violent behavior spectrum: a meta-analytic review. Jul 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Loyola University Chicago - School of Law Research - LAW eCommons - Opposing Viewpoints: Corporal Punishment in the Home and Its Affects on ChildrenAffects on Children. May 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Harvard Graduate School of Education - The Consequences of Corporal Punishment. Mar 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Open Washington Pressbooks - Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System - Other Sentences: Physical Punishment - Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System. Jan 18, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews - Corporal Punishment: A Philosophical Assessment. Sep 19, 2023
Add new Web site: World Health Organisation - Corporal punishment and health. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Family - Facts About Corporal Punishment. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development - Corporal Punishment. Apr 20, 2023
Add new Web site: State of Michigan - Corporal Punishment. Feb 22, 2016
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - History of Corporal Punishment. Nov 09, 2014
Added photograph. Jan 27, 2012
Article updated to mention that the corporal punishment of children by parents or caregivers has been banned in countries outside of Europe and that more than 100 countries have also banned the corporal punishment of children in schools. Feb 11, 2010
Article revised and updated. Sep 30, 2008
Added new Web site: Eastern Michigan University - Corporal Punishment. Sep 27, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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