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| - Main article: Punishment Template:Corporal punishment
Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that
involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an
offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a
wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed
unacceptable. The term usually refers to methodically striking
the offender with an implement, whether in judicial, domestic,
or educational settings. Corporal punishment may be divided into
three main types: - Parental or domestic corporal punishment:
within the family—typically, children punished by parents or
guardians; - School corporal punishment: within schools, when
students are punished by teachers or school administrators, or,
in the past, apprentices by master craftsmen; - Judicial
corporal punishment: as part of a criminal sentence ordered by a
court of law. Closely related is prison corpo