Corporal Punishment

Repeal 43 Committee - Advocates repealing section 43 of Criminal Code Canada, which allows corporal punishment of children by parents and teachers. Includes information about supporters, research, law, politics, and FAQs.
http://www.repeal43.org

Tennesseans for Nonviolent School Discipline - Member organization seeking to have corporal punishment removed from public schools. Articles about the adverse effects of paddling, and a list of state school systems that do not allow corporal punishment.
http://www.geocities.com/forkidsake/

World Corporal Punishment Research - Factual documentation on official corporal punishment in schools, prisons and institutions and as a judicial penalty around the world. Many links and archived reports and even some humor.
http://www.corpun.com/

Project NoSpank - Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education - Articles, essays, cartoons, posters, and other materials about the prevalence and adverse effects of spanking, flogging, and other forms of punishment that are deemed to be abusive.
http://nospank.net/

Corporal Punishment in Schools - For many children around the world, violence was a regular part of the school experience. In some countries, school officials routinely used corporal punishment to maintain classroom discipline and to punish children for poor academic performance. Human Rights Watch workes to highlight these abuses.
http://www.hrw.org/about/projects/crd/child-violence.htm

Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children - Multinational initiative by children's rights advocates to end corporal punishment of children across the world. Background, supporters, legal basis, global progress and other information.
http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org

Is Corporal Punishment Degrading? - Essay against flogging, written by Robert Green Ingersoll, in reply to the Dean of St. Paul's Contribution to the North American Review for Dec., 1891.
http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/corporal_punishment.html

Parenting in Jesus' Footsteps - Asserts that corporal punishment of children is wrong, and is contrary to the teachings of Jesus. Includes resources on gentle parenting and an online petition condemning corporal punishment of children.
http://parentinginjesusfootsteps.org

Corporal Punishment: A Necessary Evil? - The question of whether corporate punishment should be allowed is covered by an About.com guide on private schooling.
http://privateschool.about.com/education/privateschool/library/weekly/aa110199.htm

Corporal Punishment Archives - An historical survey of juvenile corporal punishment in Great Britain.
http://home.freeuk.net/mkb/mainpage.htm

Stop the Rod - Objections against the manufacture and sale of a flexible device sold for the purpose of whipping babies and children on their bare skin, along with manuals encouraging whipping infants.
http://stoptherod.net/

Corporal Punishment Resources - Directory of articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about corporal punishment and physical punishment of children issues.
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/corporal_punishment.html

Questions about Spanking - Personal site with an online poll about spanking.
http://www.geocities.com/athens/academy/9053/spanking.html

People Opposed to Paddling Students - Advocates abolition of corporal punishment in schools and urges parents not spank their children. Includes links to related resources.
http://nospankingzone.org

Children are Unbeatable! - United Kingdom-wide alliance of organizations and individuals seeking legal reform to give children the same legal protection against being hit as adults. News, opinion, children's views, membership list, and advice on positive, non-violent discipline methods.
http://www.childrenareunbeatable.org.uk

Corporal Punishment of Children - Research on corporal punishment of children and critiques of anti-spanking research.
http://people.biola.edu/faculty/paulp/