Does Pain Really Deter? For obvious ethical and practical reasons, it is difficult to conduct rigorous scientific studies on...
School corporal punishment has historically been justified on several grounds, but perhaps the most commonly cited purpose is deterrence....
The experience of corporal punishment varies considerably depending on the instrument used, the area of the body being struck,...
Having taken an interest in comparing different forms of school corporal punishment, I find many modern observations remarkably similar...
The Belt My experience with the belt has been limited to the bare buttocks, so I cannot compare its...
Discussions about traditional school punishments often focus on the severity of different implements, but much depends on their design,...
Over the years, I have found myself in a position where I can make some meaningful comparisons between the...
A girl who lived in the same street was very interested in a slippering I received from the P.E...
Looking back, one of the more interesting aspects of school corporal punishment was not necessarily the punishment itself, but...
At our school, corporal punishment was a visible and accepted part of everyday life. It existed within the wider...
Among boys at traditional schools where corporal punishment was commonplace, receiving the cane often carried a curious social status....
One incident from my school days that has always stayed with me involved a punishment I received from the...