New Zealand’s smacking law changed norms despite discretion-led non-prosecution
Evidence
His documentation of the post-2007 police operational response — discretion-led rather than prosecution-led — is the primary source for understanding why the criminalization of ordinary smacking predicted by referendum opponents did not materialize, and why the normative effect of the law operated independently of its criminal-law enforcement record. — , The Rod and the Child, 7398
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Law changes norms even when it never produces prosecutions — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 7224; Parental smacking prevalence halved within twelve years of New Zealand’s 2007 prohibition — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 5343; No New Zealand parent was prosecuted for a minor smack after the repeal. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 10078 (+4 more)
Related
- Parental smacking prevalence halved within twelve years of New Zealand’s 2007 prohibition (similarity 0.90)
- New Zealand’s smacking acceptance fell from 50% to 30% within three years of repeal. (similarity 0.90)
- No New Zealand parent was prosecuted for a minor smack after the repeal. (similarity 0.89)
- New Zealand’s post-repeal data shows the strongest prohibition effects in Anglosphere law (similarity 0.86)
- Law changes norms even when it never produces prosecutions (similarity 0.82)
Broader Connections
- Parental smacking prevalence halved within twelve years of New Zealand’s 2007 prohibition
#corroborates(0.85) — , The Rod and the Child, 5343 - Legal prohibition of corporal punishment drives attitudinal shifts rather than merely reflecting them
#corroborates(0.80) — , The Rod and the Child, 8150 - New Zealand’s smacking acceptance fell from 50% to 30% within three years of repeal.
#corroborates(0.80) — , The Rod and the Child, 8671 - Legal prohibition causes attitudinal change rather than merely reflecting it
#corroborates(0.70) — , The Rod and the Child, 10919 - New Zealand’s post-repeal data shows the strongest prohibition effects in Anglosphere law
#expands(0.70) — , The Rod and the Child, 5385 - No New Zealand parent was prosecuted for a minor smack after the repeal.
#qualifies(0.60) — , The Rod and the Child, 10078