THE WHIP AND THE ROD An Account of Corporal Punishment among all Nations and for all Purposes

Hardback. The author attempts to review the whole situation 'as it now stands' regarding corporal punishment in relation to the historical background of flagellation; to evaluate the virtues or otherwise of corporal punishment in relation to 'present-day' penology and education; and to suggest what is likely to be the position in the future. A final weighing up of the position reveals the desirability of the abandonment of both the 'birch' and the 'cat', coincident with greater attention being given to the psychology of both the child offender and the adult criminal. Chapter headings include : Corporal Punishment Among Savage Races; Corporal Punishment in the Bible; Flagellation and Religion; The Amazing Phenomenon of Mass Flagellation; Whipping and Prostitution; Flogging as a Punishment for Crime; Modern Penal Corporal Punishment and its Effects; The Whip as a Spur to Work; Corporal Punishment in the Home; The Birch and its Place in Education; Medical Aspects of Flagellation; The Use and Abuse of Corporal Punishment; The Future of Corporal Punishment. Illus., Principal Works Referred to or Consulted + Index. 251pp. 8vo. h/back. Lightly foxed edges and eps, marked covers (see images). Contents sound. G++