Title
Where and How to Draw the Line Between Reasonable Corporal Punishment and Abuse
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Keywords
corporal punishment, child protective services, CPS, child abuse
Subject Category
Child Psychology | Family Law | Law
Abstract
This article from law and child psychology provides a thorough description of relevant state laws, judicial decisions, and childprotective-services practices and argues that relevant regulation ought to be revised to the extent necessary to reflect an appropriate balance between parental-autonomy rights and the social-science evidence on the effects of corporal punishment on children’s short- and long-term developmental wellbeing.
Recommended Citation
Doriane Lambelet Coleman et al., Where and How to Draw the Line Between Reasonable Corporal Punishment and Abuse, 73 Law and Contemporary Problems 107-165 (2010).
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