/channels/taxonomy/term/19187/all en /channels/channels/news/youth-violence-lower-countries-complete-ban-corporal-punishment-290645 <p>A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people. There was 31% less physical fighting in young men and 42% less physical fighting in young women in countries where corporal punishment was banned in all settings, compared with those where corporal punishment was permitted both at school and at home.</p> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:50:23 +0000 webfull 142080 at /channels