What are some positives/advantages of corporal punishment? Corporal punishment may be divided into three main types: parental or domestic corporal...

The main
advantage to corporal punishment is that it is quick and relatively inexpensive to
administer.The offender learns to associate pain with the bad behavior.In time, hopefully the
negative reinforcement will stop the bad behavior.The punishment is also quickly administered as
paddling, caning, and other types of corporal punishments used all over the world typically are
executed quickly.

Another advantage is that the punishment is simple and
transmit the message that the offending behavior is unacceptable.Small children who do not grasp
the ability to use reason can associate pain with an action and avoid the action in the
future.Corporal punishment may also be used to keep others in line as others do not want the
same punishment to happen to them.

The disadvantages outweigh the advantages
to corporal punishment.The person may not associate the punishment with the action and he/she
may start to either fear or hate the punishment administrator.Some offenders may commit the
offense anyway as the pain of corporal punishment is often temporary.Corporal punishment can
also cross the line into abuse.