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| - | [[Punishment]] can be divided into Positive punishment (the application of an aversive stimulus, such as pain) and Negative punishment (the removal or denial of a desired object, condition, or aversive stimulus). | ||
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| - | ===Criminal punishment=== | ||
| - | *Socio-economical punishments: | ||
| - | :* [[Fine (penalty)|fines]] or loss of income | ||
| - | :* [[confiscation]] | ||
| - | :* demotion, suspension or expulsion (especially in a strict hierarchy, such as military or clergy) | ||
| - | :* restriction or loss of civic and other rights | ||
| - | :* [[community service]] | ||
| - | * [[Custodial sentence]]s include [[prison|imprisonment]] and other forms of forced detention (e.g., involuntary institutional psychiatry) and [[hard labor]] are in fact also physical punishments, even if no actual beatings are in force internally; note that [[Behaviorism|behavioral psychologists]] do not consider prison a sound punishment because most criminals are repeat offenders, thus, their behavior has not changed. If the behavior does not change then any stimulus that was presented is not punishment just aversive. | ||
| - | *[[Public humiliation]] often combines social elements with corporal punishment, and indeed often punishments from two or more categories are combined (especially when these are meant reinforce each-other's effect) as in the logic of [[penal harm]]. In the past, people in some parts of the Western world were punished by being put in the [[stocks]], or by being [[Cucking stool|ducked in water]]. | + | '''Caning''' is a form of [[corporal punishment]] (see that article for generalities and alternatives) consisting of a number of hits (known as "strokes" or "cuts") with a [[cane]] usually made of [[rattan]], generally applied to the offender's bare or clothed [[buttock]]s (see [[spanking]]) or [[hand]](s) (on the palm). Application of a cane to the knuckles or the [[shoulder]]s has been much less common. Caning can also be applied to the soles of the feet ([[foot whipping]]). The size and flexibility of the cane and the mode of application, as well as the number of the strokes, vary greatly -- from a couple of light strokes with a small cane across the seat of a junior schoolboy's trousers, to 24 very hard, wounding cuts on the bare buttocks with a large, heavy, soaked rattan as a judicial punishment in south-east Asia. |
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| - | * [[Physical punishment|Corporal punishment]]. Legality of these types of punishment varies from country to country. However it can be defined more widely: | + | |
| - | :*[[Flagellation|Whipping]] or [[caning]] with various implements and on various body parts | + | |
| - | :* Marking via [[Human branding#As punishment|branding]] or mutilations such as [[amputation]] of a finger or arm. | + | |
| - | *[[Capital punishment]], also known as the death penalty, the most extreme form of punishment, sometimes used in countries where beating is seen as inhumane. See [[use of death penalty worldwide]]. Methods of capital punishment include [[crucifixion]], [[hanging]], the [[firing squad]], [[burning at the stake]], [[lethal injection]], [[gas chamber]]s, [[beheading]] "by guillotine or axe", and [[starvation]], among others. | + | |
| - | ===For children === | + | The thin cane generally used for corporal punishment is not to be confused with a [[walking stick]], sometimes also called (especially in American English) a "cane" but which is thicker and much more rigid, and more likely to be made of strong wood than of [[Arundo|cane]]. |
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| - | Examples of punishments imposed by educators (parents, guardians or teachers etc.; traditions differ greatly in time, place and cultural sphere; some are considered illegal [[abuse]] in certain countries) include: | + | *[[Birching]] |
| - | * [[Physical punishment|Corporal punishment]]: | + | *[[Caning in Malaysia]] |
| - | ** Mainly [[spanking]] in various modes (banned in some countries, in others even prescribed by law); | + | *[[Caning in Singapore]] |
| - | ** [[Washing out mouth with soap]] | + | *[[Eton College]] |
| - | * Mild forms of custodial punishments: | + | *[[Flagellation]] |
| - | **[[Child time-out|time-outs]] such as [[corner-time]]. | + | *[[Judicial corporal punishment]] |
| - | **[[Detention (Academia)|detention]], often combined with tasks like studying, extra homework etc. | + | *[[Paddle (spanking)]] |
| - | **[[Grounding (punishment)|grounding]] in general or specific refusal of permission to participate in some fun activity or to see a friend (usually seen as a bad influence) | + | *[[School corporal punishment]] |
| - | * Temporary (or permanent) removal of [[privilege]]s, rights, or choices, such as lack of desserts or toys | + | *[[Spanking]] |
| - | * Compulsory activity such as extra [[household chore|chores]] | + | |
| - | Non-corporal forms of punishments for children have come under criticism in recent times. Arguments against non-violent modification of behavior include the issue of [[ethics]], and whether one's will should be forced on children. [[Non-violent child discipline|Positive parenting]] and [[Taking Children Seriously]] are non-punitive alternatives to modifying behavior. | ||
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| - | ===Other=== | ||
| - | Many religious organizations apply semi-voluntary accepted punishments such as [[penance]]. | ||
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Caning is a form of corporal punishment (see that article for generalities and alternatives) consisting of a number of hits (known as "strokes" or "cuts") with a cane usually made of rattan, generally applied to the offender's bare or clothed buttocks (see spanking) or hand(s) (on the palm). Application of a cane to the knuckles or the shoulders has been much less common. Caning can also be applied to the soles of the feet (foot whipping). The size and flexibility of the cane and the mode of application, as well as the number of the strokes, vary greatly -- from a couple of light strokes with a small cane across the seat of a junior schoolboy's trousers, to 24 very hard, wounding cuts on the bare buttocks with a large, heavy, soaked rattan as a judicial punishment in south-east Asia.
The thin cane generally used for corporal punishment is not to be confused with a walking stick, sometimes also called (especially in American English) a "cane" but which is thicker and much more rigid, and more likely to be made of strong wood than of cane.
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See also
- Birching
- Caning in Malaysia
- Caning in Singapore
- Eton College
- Flagellation
- Judicial corporal punishment
- Paddle (spanking)
- School corporal punishment
- Spanking
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