Physical punishment of children: Assessing the validity of the legal definition of “reasonable force”
Year of Publication:
2009
Source:
CECW Information Sheet #71E. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto, Faculty of Social Work.
Abstract:
In 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada set out seven criteria to distinguish reasonable from abusive corrective force with children. This information sheet summarizes a study that assessed the validity of the criteria defining reasonable corrective force by mapping them onto a nationally representative data set of substantiated cases of physical abuse.
Type of Publication:
Information sheet
Category:
CECW archives material
