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/

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

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 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

Is Corporal Punishment Degrading? This unfinished and unrevised article was among Col. Ingersoll's papers and is here reproduced without change. It is a 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

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

The Teacher: MEC fuels debate about corporal punishment Newly appointed MEC for education in KwaZulu-Natal has hardly had time to settle into her new office, but she has already established herself as a figure of controversy - because of her outspoken support for corporal punishment. Johannesburg, South Africa. http://www.teacher.co.za/9903/cane.html

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

National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment and Alternatives Temple University center for research, scholarhip, clinical investigation, the advocacy concerning corporal punishment and more recently, psychological maltreatment in the schools. http://www.temple.edu/education/ncscpa/ncscpa.html

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

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

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

Getting the Belt: The Politically Correct Spanking of the Future Presents Biblical and other arguments for corporal punishment, including the idea that spanking with the belt will prevent parental child abuse in the long run. http://www.eingedi.org/the-belt.html

Wisconsin's War on Parents Pro-spanking political activism by people concerned that parents' rights to use non-abusive spanking are being infringed by government. http://www.geocities.com/cp_prosecutions/

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

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

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

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

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Identifies, evaluates, and promotes effective and appropriate early intervention and preschool practices that are sensitive to culturally and linguistically diverse children and families. http://www.clas.uiuc.edu/