Cyberbullying
Are existing laws the most effective strategy to address the issue of cyberbullying? Yes or No.
This paper addresses cyberbullying and uses research articles to answer the question and provide background and perspective. One of the references used for this paper is a story from the Connecticut Post (2011) by Linda Conner Lambeck ("New Cyberbullying Law Forces Schools to Intervene"). A second source used in this paper is written by two professors from the Cyberbullying Research Center -- Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin -- who take great care to present narrative that covers a wide range of issues relating to cyberbullying.
While laws are important in terms of setting proper legal standards for expected behavior and by attempting to prevent some cyberbullying behaviors -- and in some cases punishing offenders -- laws are not the most effective strategy in terms of addressing the challenges presented through the act of cyberbullying. Education, information, good communication and training are the most effective strategies, especially when schools, parents, and law enforcement form partnerships to talk to teenagers about the potential harm cyberbullying can inflict on innocent adolescents.
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Cyberbullying is quite different from face-to-face bullying, and there are many different challenges when addressing cyberbullying as opposed to face-to-face bullying. First of all, it is far easier for a bully to attack someone through electronic technologies (cell phones, social media, etc.) than to step up to the victim and push or harass that person, Hinduja (et al.) explains on page 2. And because...
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