Information Sheet
CECW archives material
Source
CECW Information Sheet #71E. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto, Faculty of Social Work.
Abstract
In 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada set out seven criteria to distinguish reasonable from abusive corrective force with children. This information sheet summarizes a study that assessed the validity of the criteria defining reasonable corrective force by mapping them onto a nationally representative data set of substantiated cases of physical abuse.
Product Number
71