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42 Akron L. Rev. 243 (2009)
The Science and Statistics behind Spanking Suggest that Laws Allowing Corporal Punishment are in the Best Interests of the Child

handle is hein.journals/aklr42 and id is 245 raw text is: THE SCIENCE AND STATISTICS BEHIND SPANKING SUGGEST THAT LAWS ALLOWING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD Jason M Fuller* I. Introduction ....................................................................... 244 II. Background: The Movement to Gradually Eliminate Spanking in the Hom e ....................................................... 249 A. The Movement to Change Public Opinion ................... 249 B. How Foreign Governments Are Gradually Outlawing Corporal Punishment ................................ 252 C. The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child Is Being Used to Abolish Spanking Worldwide ............. 256 D. America Is Following the Incremental Path that Leads to a Ban on Spanking in the Home ................... 259 III. The Problems Associated with Anti-Spanking Laws: A Look at the First Country to Ban All Physical D iscipline ........................................................................... 264 A. A Little Less Spanking, A Lot More Child Abuse ....... 266 B. A Little Less Spanking, A Lot More Teen Violence .... 271 C. Reflecting on Sweden's Spanking Ban: More Harm than G ood .................................................................... 274 * J.D. Candidate 2009, The University of Akron School of Law; Symposium Editor, Akron Law Review; B.A. 2004, The Ohio State University, Phi Beta Kappa. For his indispensable research and comments, I thank Dr. Robert E. Larzelere. For her help with Swedish information and translation, I thank Attorney Ruby Harrold-Claesson, Please direct questions to law.fuller@gmail.com.