Strapping (punishment) Strapping (punishment) Strapping refers to the use of a strap as an implement of corporal punishment. It is typically a broad and heavy strip of leather, often with a hard handle, the more flexible 'blade' being applied to the offender. Probably because of the stiffness, the word "strap" is sometimes used interchangeably with a leather paddle. Other terms that are used interchangeably include whipping, lashing, and confusingly even in some official language, belting—in principle a belt is lighter, without a handle. These terms are strictly speaking reserved for other implements. The Scottish tawse is a forked version with two or
The Law of Corporal Punishment in England and Wales The Law of Corporal Punishment in England and Wales Battery punishment by parents of their minor children is lawful by tradition and explicitly under common law by R v Hopley [1860 ] 2F&F 202 (the justification of Lawful Correction):""By the law of England, a parent" [expunged, related to school teachers] "may for the purpose of correcting what is evil in the child inflict moderate and reasonable corporal punishment, always, however, with this condition, that it is moderate and reasonable."" The common law of England and Wales has a general prohibition against physical contact and battery. The Crown Prosecution Service charging