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2. DCFS Links. (n.d.). Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Retrieved May 11, 2014, from http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/index.shtml
3. Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). corporal punishment. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Retrieved April 30, 2014, from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/138384/corporal-punishment
4. Environmental Risk Factors and Children’s Mental Health Problems. (n.d.). . Retrieved May 8, 2014, from https://www.princeton.edu/~ota/disk2/1986/8603/860306.PDF
5. From Poverty To Child Welfare Involvement: The Critical Role Of Housing In Family Stability . (n.d.). . Retrieved May 7, 2014, from http://socialworkers.org/practice/children/2009/sept2009.pdf
6. Introduction to Operant Conditioning Van Wagner, Kendra. at About.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014 from http://psychology.about.com/od/behacioalpsychology/a/introopcond.htm
7. Learning Theory at Mental Help Dombeck Mark, PhD. Moran Wells Jolyn, PhD. Retrieved May 15, 2014from http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?&id=9712&cn=353
8. Learning Theories Knowledgebase. Classical Conditioning (Pavlov) at Learning-Theories.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014 from http://www.learning-theories.com/classical-conditioning-pavlov.html
9. Lyons, L. (2003). The History of Punishment. : Amber Books.
10. Major Federal Legislation Concerned With Child Protection, Child Welfare, and Adoption. (n.d.). Major Federal Legislation Concerned With Child Protection, Child Welfare, and Adoption. Retrieved May 1, 2014, from https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/otherpubs/majorfedlegis.cfm
11. National Child Abuse Statistics. (n.d.). Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse. Retrieved May 9, 2014, from http://www.childhelp.org/pages/statistics
12. Retrieved April 30, 2014, from https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_consequences.pdf
13. Retrieved April 30, 2014, from http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/publications/22-163.pdf
14. The Youngest Illinoisans: A Statistical Look at Infants and Toddlers in Illinois. (n.d.). . Retrieved May 11, 2014, from http://documents.mccormickfoundation.org/pdf/IL-Infant-Toddler-Stats-2014.pdf
15. What Experts say Spanking. (n.d.). . Retrieved May 3, 2014, from http://ecep.uark.edu/ecep_docs/What_experts_say_Spanking.pdf