Bans against corporal punishment: a systematic review of the laws, changes in attitudes and behaviours

Zolotor, Adam J.; Puzia, Megan E.

doi:10.1002/car.1131

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“…Furthermore, proponents of the total ban of CP in all settings argue that children, like adults, should be legally protected against all forms of violence and that includes violence in the home as well (e.g. Gershoff, 2010); however, pushing such a piece of legislation in the absence of popular support for a ban on CP -which is the case in Czech society -is not advisable (Zolotor & Puzia, 2010). It is thus a task for Czech professionals from various fields to first initiate public debate on this issue and, above all, to offer appropriate alternatives to CP.…”

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Corporal punishment of children by parents in the Czech Republic: Attitudes, prevalence rates, and intergenerational transmission of violence

Podaná¹

2018

Auc Philosophica Et Historica

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This article describes and analyzes the use of corporal punishment (CP) of children by parents in Czech society, while making use of several quantitative surveys conducted both among adolescents and in the adult population. The focus is mainly placed on the following issues: attitudes to CP, prevalence rates and severity of CP among adolescents, the association between the use of CP and the nature of the family environment, and the intergenerational transmission of violence. The results show that the use of CP in Czech families is widespread, as the previous year prevalence rate for 15-year-old adolescents reached a high of 43% and experience with severe types of CP was reported by 9% of adolescents. In addition, the approval of CP is very high both among adolescents and adults; nevertheless, adults do seem to be rather critical of non-minor CP. Finally, the findings also lend some support to the hypothesis of the intergenerational transmission of violence, but it is suggested that different forms of exposure to violence in the family (i.e. experience with CP and witnessing intimate partner violence among parents) are associated with different types of behavior and attitudes.

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Corporal punishment of children by parents in the Czech Republic: Attitudes, prevalence rates, and intergenerational transmission of violence

Podaná¹

2018

Auc Philosophica Et Historica

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“…19,28 Changes in public attitudes have also been observed in countries where corporal punishment has been legally prohibited. 31 Second, Quebec social policies (e.g., reduced-contribution program for child care) and universal prevention programs implemented to support parents (e.g., Services Intégrés en Périnatalité et Petite Enfance-SIPPE) may have also played a role in this decline. Recent research reports indicate that services, such as home visiting, directed at vulnerable families can improve child development.…”

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Prevalence, co-occurrence and decennial trends of family violence toward children in the general population

Clément

Chamberland

Bouchard

2015

Can J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES: In Quebec, three population-based surveys have documented the prevalence of psychological aggression, and minor and severe physical violence toward children. This paper aims to present 1) the results of the 2012 survey with regard to the frequency and annual prevalence of violence, and 2) the trends in all three forms of violence between 1999 and 2012 according to children's age. METHODS:The three independent surveys were all conducted through telephone interviews in 1999, 2004 and 2012 by the Institut de la Statistique du Québec and reached a total sample of 9,646 children living with a mother figure. Psychological aggression, and minor and severe physical violence were measured using the Parent Child Conflict Tactics Scales. RESULTS:The results show that repeated psychological aggression, after having increased between 1999 (48%) and 2004 (53%), slightly decreased in 2012 (49%). Minor physical violence decreased steadily between 1999 and 2012, from 48% to 35%, and severe physical violence remained stable (6%). These three forms of violence varied by the age category of the children. Finally, the results show that the co-occurrence of the use of physical and psychological violence remained high in all three surveys. CONCLUSION:The results are consistent with trends in North America and are discussed in terms of services to support families.KEY WORDS: Prevalence; physical violence; psychological aggression; children; trends La traduction du résumé se trouve à la fin de l'article.

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“…More specifically, the UN Convention was adopted and ratified by the Greek Parliament in 1992 and since then is a state law. However, only in 2006 was passed by the Greek parliament law, which prohibits corporal punishment and punish the perpetrators [6].…”

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Child Physical Abuse in Northern Greece: A Retrospective Study Based on Forensic Protocols

Antoniadou¹,

Dardavesis²,

Pavlou³

et al. 2017

Forensic Biomechanics

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The aim of this study was to emerge the problem of child physical abuse in northern Greece and to highlight the characteristics of the children that are in danger, as few relevant studies have been conducted in that area so far. Methods:A retrospective study was designed based on data that derived from the Forensic Service of Thessaloniki, through the period 2005-2015. The archive was in paper form and included allegations of physical abuse related to children.Results: 90 consecutive incidents were totally recorded during this period. The age of the child related to offender's sex (p=0.001) and male offenders abused frequently older children, in contrast to women whose victims were usually young children. A significant relationship found between the gender of the offender and the existence of domestic violence (p=0.037) and in most cases, the male offender abused not only the child but also the other members of the family. Fatal incidents of severe physical abuse were associated to the age of the victim (p=0.002), the psychiatric profile and the use of prohibited substances by the offender (p=0.023). Young children, whose parents suffered from a psychiatric disease or they were drug users, had greater chance to die from an injury. Conclusion:The small number of the allegations attributed to the fact that most cases of physical abuse are unreported and usually end up in hospitals and less to the police and the Forensic Services. Although the majority of the variables that were studied agree to the literature, further research in large study population is recommended, in order to define the characteristics of the children that are in danger in Greece. Actions are required at all levels of prevention, emphasizing to the early detection of the problem and the effective management.

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Bans against corporal punishment: a systematic review of the laws, changes in attitudes and behaviours

Cited by 122 publications

References 14 publications

Corporal punishment of children by parents in the Czech Republic: Attitudes, prevalence rates, and intergenerational transmission of violence

Corporal punishment of children by parents in the Czech Republic: Attitudes, prevalence rates, and intergenerational transmission of violence

Prevalence, co-occurrence and decennial trends of family violence toward children in the general population

Child Physical Abuse in Northern Greece: A Retrospective Study Based on Forensic Protocols

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