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008			110331s2001 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082	0		_a649.64 LAW
100			_aBrobst, Jennifer A. _9825
245			_aThe law protecting parental corporal punishment of children : _bNew Zealand's legal reform options _cBrobst, Jennifer A.
246			_aThesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Laws
260			_aWellington _bVictoria University of Wellington _c2001
300			_a146 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Laws
520			_aThis thesis examines the role that criminal and civil law in New Zealand plays in protecting the parental corporal punishment of children. It questions whether the existing laws adequately protect children from physical abuse in the home, and if not, how best to remedy this through legal reform. The research for this thesis includes a review of the statutory and case law of the reasonable discipline defences, including the parental discipline defence since New Zealand's statehood in 1840, as well as comparable laws found in other Commonwealth nations and the United States of America. A small study of charging practice in physical child abuse cases in the Wellington region was conducted to gain an understanding of the extent the criminal justice system is involved. Police and Child, Youth and Family internal policies were also reviewed to better understand charging practice. The thesis concludes with a discussion on the legal reform options and recommendations for New Zealand regarding the parental discipline defence, taking into account legal reform in other nations. Statutory and non-statutory measures to protect parental discretion in the discipline of their children are also discussed. Source: Author's introduction
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCARE AND PROTECTION _997
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN _9127
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCORPORAL PUNISHMENT _9158
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDISCIPLINE _9198
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPARENTING _9429
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c3133 _d3133