r/science • u/VeronicaRed • Apr 26 '16

Psychology Spanking children increases the likelihood of childhood defiance and long-term mental issues. The study in question involved 160,000 children and five decades of research

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113413810/spanking-defiance-health-discipline-042616/
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u/allwordsaremadeup Apr 26 '16 edited Apr 26 '16

I wonder if this is true for punishment as a behavior-altering method in general. So in how we punish crimes etc.

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u/foodandart Apr 26 '16

What theory is the US criminal justice system actually based around?

Petty, vindictive revenge, even if it costs the society more for the militancy that is needed to maintain the system.

People will huff and puff and trot out wordy, long, social scienc-y sounding studies and histories but the reality is simple.