Corporal Punishment of Children in Theoretical Perspective - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Corporal Punishment of Children in Theoretical Perspective write by Michael Donnelly. This book was released on 2008-10-01. Corporal Punishment of Children in Theoretical Perspective available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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
Control Theories of Crime and Delinquency
Control Theories of Crime and Delinquency - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Control Theories of Crime and Delinquency write by Chester L. Britt. This book was released on 2017-11-30. Control Theories of Crime and Delinquency available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the past twenty to thirty years, control theories of crime have been at the center of theoretical development in criminology. Key to the control theory perspective is the notion that crime is an inherently individual act, and its explanation requires that we focus on the characteristics of individuals who commit crimes. Consequently, control theory focuses on such issues as self-control and social control. The contributions to this volume explicate and extend the application of control theory. It is divided into three general areas. Part 1 focuses on key assumptions and components of control theories. Contributors discuss the notion of learning, or socialization, in the context of control theory and the effects that families, peers, and the criminal justice system have on self-control, social ties, and criminal behavior. Part 2 applies control theory to areas typically assumed to be out of the domain of self-control theory and social control theory, such as gender differences in crime, domestic violence, and group crime. Considering control theory's emphasis on explaining individual criminal acts, these chapters suggest an interesting area of development by highlighting the possibility that differences in crime across or within groups may begin with individual characteristics and then making inferences about groups and group processes. Part 3 approaches the explanation of crime cross-nationally and at the macro-level. Although the authors take different approaches, they all illustrate that a theory of crime does not require culture-specific elements in order to be a valid cross-cultural explanation. Contributors to this volume include: Robert Agnew, Todd Armstrong, Leana Allen Bouffard, Augustine Brannigan, Chester Britt, Barbara Costello, Maja Dekovic, Matt DeLisi, Michael Gottfredson, Henriette Haas, Kelly H. Hardwick, Travis Hirschi, Marianne Junger, Martin Killias, Helen Mederer, Kevin Thompson, and Alexander Vazsonyi.
Corporal Punishment of Children: A Human Rights Violation
Corporal Punishment of Children: A Human Rights Violation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Corporal Punishment of Children: A Human Rights Violation write by Susan Bitensky. This book was released on 2006-06-14. Corporal Punishment of Children: A Human Rights Violation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools
Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools write by Elizabeth T. Gershoff. This book was released on 2015-01-27. Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Corporal Punishment in American Education from a Historical, Legal, and Theoretical Perspective
Corporal Punishment in American Education from a Historical, Legal, and Theoretical Perspective - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Corporal Punishment in American Education from a Historical, Legal, and Theoretical Perspective write by Susan Carle Carnes. This book was released on 1985. Corporal Punishment in American Education from a Historical, Legal, and Theoretical Perspective available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
