Authority for Judicial Corporal Punishment
Authority, Supporters & Advantages of Judicial Corporal Punishment ("JCP"), in a Nutshell: The Book of Deuteronomy in the Bible (Deuteronomy 25: 1-3) George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt Use throughout history Lower crime rates in modern nations using JCP Lower incarceration rates in modern nations using JCP Behavioral science regarding learning, brain signatures, neurological studies Federal Writers' Project Slave Narratives Opponents of mass incarceration in USA today Faster than incarceration Much less expensive than incarceration Promotes rehabilitation compared to terrible moral environment of prison Prison is a failure in terms of recidivism, rehabilitation, retribution & deterence JCP is in public and provides the benefit of example, a much better deterrent JCP is repeatable and supports probation and parole, allowing offenders access to more normal society, religious organizations, families, marriages...