Child Punishment Is An Controversial Topic On America And The Parenting Sphere

In his book “Punishment and Inequality in America” Western discusses the underlying racial disparities that have lead to a mass incarceration in the United States. He states that incarceration rates have increased by a substantial amount. The race and class disparities viewed in impromesment are very large and class disparities have grown by a dramatic amount. In his book he argues that an increase in mass incarceration occured due to a significant increase in crime. The increase in mass incarceration can also be correlated with urban street crime that proliferated as joblessness in inner-city communities increased (Western, 2006). He also states that an increase in incarceration rates may be due to the changes in politics and policy which have intensified criminal punishment even though criminal offending did not increase. Although these are substantial reasons as to why incarceration has increased significantly in the US there are many underlying issues. The incarceration rates amongst young black men have increased the most in the United states, black men are more likely to go to prison than white and Hispanic men (Western, 2006). This may be largely due to factors such as unemployment, family instability, and neighborhood disorder which combine to produce especially high rates of violence among young black men in the United States (Western, 2006). A rise in incarceration rates may also be largely due to to increased drug arrests which represent the racial disparity.

Scalia: I also remember the case. The majority ruled that corporal punishment did not violate the Eighth Amendment and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because the Framers of the Constitution did not write the amendment under consideration of students, and the Florida state law permitted corporal punishment. Although both of us were not at the United States Supreme Court during the case, I agree with the majority. When I hear the case, I look into the history, purpose, tradition, precedent, consequence, and text. Among those, history, purpose, and text are the most important factors to consider when ruling the case. The Eighth Amendment was written to protect criminals from ‘cruel and unusual punishment’. Although the word, ‘criminal’ was not written, the content implied the subject of the amendment to be

This case decision would be another example of the application of the Fourteenth Amendment, which allowed the Bill of Rights to applied to the states as well as with the people of the states. The Eighth Amendment would also play a big factor into the case. The Eighth Amendment defines “cruel and unusual punishment” as well preventing the use of such punishment for criminal offenders. This case would play add another layer to the Eighth Amendment, as it now stretched towards protecting underaged felons from suffering punishments deemed cruel and

As we have learned in the first module, in every state in the US, the law allows parents to use “reasonable” corporal punishment against their children as long as they do not inflict dangerous, long-term physical damage. We also know that each state has their own child abuse statues. After doing some research, the Texas statue states that parents have a legal right to “responsibly discipline” their child as long as the force is reasonable. However any intentional physical contact that causes bodily injury or extreme physical pain to a child can be prosecuted as a criminal act. Based on the information provided in the case study, I do not feel that the punishment was appropriate. A child, who is 4 years old, developmentally is still learning how to manage and express his emotions. Mr. Peterson reported that the incident was consistent with his parenting style and as an appropriate means of teaching his children right from wrong. Mr. Peterson’s son was arguing over a VIDEO GAME with his brother, a common behavior that most kids engage in at that age. I certainly do not feel that a severe beating with a switch constitutes reasonable discipline for this type of “normal behavior” of a 4 year old. I feel that Mr. Peterson’s behavior was demonstrating to both children that how you handle arguments is through violence.

The pilgrims came to this country in hopes of practicing their religion in peace and not persecuted by an abusive government. In the early colonial settlement of the United States the main focus was on rehabilitation. Settling a new land takes a lot of resources along with people to put those resources to use. So they were more concerned with solving the problem an individual might have compared to killing them. Also the communities were small, leading to people knowing almost everyone around them and their opinion about others, it was unlikely they would kill someone everyone else knew they hated leading to you quick capture and punishment. However over time more people meant more conflict and this lead for a need for punishments to stop people from acting as they saw fit and follow the standard society demanded.

Lewis Powell was on the principals side, pointed out the majority opinion which states that the 8th Amendment’s ban, “cruel and unusual punishment,” is to be applied to criminals. The students were not criminals and this didn’t apply to them. While on the students side, Byron White argued that the 8th Amendment does not contain the word “criminal” and the court should impose that lamination. Byron also states that the 14th Amendment is also in play here. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that prior notice and an opportunity to be heard must be afforded students before corporal punishment at their schools under the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause. The Supreme Court ruled that the imposition of corporal punishment is consistent with the Due Process Clause, because of that; the students do not get a hearing before their punishment begins. The court also implies that the students has little need for the protection of the Eighth Amendment and the 14th Amendment protects the right to be free from unjustified intrusions on personal security and states that liberty interests are “implicated” if punishment is unreasonable. If the students received a hearing before being punished, it would signify, burden the use of corporal punishment as a disciplinary

In American society a particularly offensive crime such as rape, kidnapping, cold-blooded murder calls out a wave of popular indignation and resentment. Even in the Indian Society we often hear of pick-pockets who are caught red handed and are beaten black and blue. Immanuel Kant notices that punishment inflicted, neither benefits the criminal or the society, but the sole and sufficient reason for inflicting punishment is the evil doer facing the evil: he did the evil, he suffered the evil. In the evolution of punishment more stress was laid on social revenge. Society is outraged at an act of voluntary perversity and indignantly retaliated. It is plain that, however, futile it may be, social revenge is the only honest, straightforward and logical

To begin with, spanking your child is advised as child abuse because it can causes great physical harm towards a child’s body. Spanking your child has been one of the most practiced techniques around the United States because it is stated that it is a great example to punish a child from their bad behavior. However, it has stated spanking is not effective to a child, but it causes mental and emotional harm. According to the article, experts say parents find it difficult to know if they either had crossed the line between punishment and physical abuse towards their child. Spanking is one of the most heated debates across the United States including the story of an NFL player, Adrian Peterson from the Minnesota Vikings runner back was put in

It is critical to stand up for what you believe in, especially when it comes to abuse. I believe its common sense for all abuse to be taken care of whether it be child abuse, domestic abuse, and animal abuse, they’re all bad.

I believe we punish different viewpoints because it may not be considered a majority social norm. By this I mean that a large group of people creates a social norm for the situation based on common thoughts/ perspectives. I feel that once an individual or group agrees a common idea, then nothing will change their opinion. This mentality will then lead to punishment of the individual who has the opposite viewpoint, because some people may not like to admit they are wrong.

Why do Marxists argue that there is no such thing as punishment as such? Critically evaluate these arguments.

April 19, 2017, will mark the fortieth anniversary of the historic Ingraham v. Wright ruling. Although perhaps not as well-known as other Supreme Court cases such, as Marbury v. Madison (which will forever be tattooed on any U.S. History student’s brain), it is still a milestone in America’s past, one whose repercussions echo to this day. Ingraham v. Wright concluded that corporal punishment in schools was not a violation of a student’s constitutional rights, as James Ingraham, a student whose severe punishment necessitated medical attention, had proposed (Oluwole). In the end, the judge adhered to this American tradition by defending it as reasonable, not excessive, and by allowing it to continue with only a few regulations

From the parent’s viewpoint, Chris Hite, father of a child who was punished in school, contradict the educator’s point that he will continue to tell his son “if somebody does try to hurt you, you better defend yourself"(Hite). He claims that his son got punished for defending back, after these kids have been bullying him for a period of time before the fight had happened. It makes sense for a parent to be upset about their child getting in trouble, but for a kid getting in trouble about defending himself, does not make sense. This situation, when the child claims he was defending himself, why punish both when it is unethical to do so. Overall, educators and parents viewpoints are different, but when a government law doesn’t support a government

A 16-year-old women walked into a clinic, her heart was beating faster than usual, and she had a worried look on her face. She thought back to when she called for an appointment and thought she was just being paranoid thinking, “I only had sex once.” The nurse called her name and walked her over to a small room saying the doctor should be in soon. Terrified, she thought about how her future would change if she was pregnant and wondered how difficult life would be if she had the baby. She thought about the day she bought the pregnancy test, how she cried once she found out she was pregnant, and what would her boyfriend of four months would take the news. So instead of telling her boyfriend, she decided to “just get rid of it.” Nobody would

Should there be harsher punishments for child abuse? Child abuse is as old as crime in society. Often times the abuse continues for years before it is even reported. Also when a child reports being abused, the child is dismissed as being a liar. Research shows that 32.6% of 1-3 year olds have been abused. (Child Abuse and Domestic Violence, 2011). In the United Sates more than four children die from abuse and neglect on a daily basis. Over 70% of these children are below the age of three (Safe Horizon). 2.9 million cases of child abuse are reported every year in the United States (Safe Horizon). Every year more than 3.6 million referrals are made to child protection agencies in involving more than 6.6 million children (ACE Study). The United States has one of the worst records among industrialized nations losing an average between four and seven children every day to child abuse and neglect (ACE Study).