Preface Defining bullying: What it is and what it isn't 1. Bullies or Best Friends? The Challenge of Interpreting Interpersonal Relationships 2. Distinguishing Bullying from Other Hurtful Behaviors 3. Can Someone be an Unintentional Bully? 4. The Case for Including Intent in a Definition of Bullying Bullying by the Numbers: What we know 5. 160,000 Students Stay Home from School Every Day Because of Bullying? 6. Cyberbullying: Neither an Epidemic nor a Rarity 7. Small Samples Don't Speak "Truth" 8. Ban School, Open Facebook 9. Does Bullying "Cause" Suicide? 10. Most Who Bully Online Bully at School 11. Cyberbullying Less Emotionally Impactful than In-Person Bullying? 13. Nothing Works? Taking Stock of America's "War on Bullying" The lowdown on laws related to bullying 12. The Criminalization of Cyberbullying 13. Should Cities Have a Cyberbullying Ordinance? 14. Cell Phone Searches: Implications for Educators from Riley v. California 15. Educator Searches of Private Student Social Media Profiles: The Illinois Experiment 16. Minnesota's New Bullying Law and the Ability of Educators to Respond to Off-Campus Bullying 17. Bullying, Students with Disabilities, and Federal Law Preventing Bullying Before it Starts: What you can do 18. Nothing Works? Taking Stock of America's 'War on Bullying" 19. Bullying Assembly Programs - What Schools Need to Know 20. What the Best Bullying and Cyberbullying Assembly Speakers Do 21. Student Advisory Boards Can Inform Bullying Policies and Prevention 22. Deterring Teen Bullying: Dos and Don'ts 23. Should Schools Monitor Students' Social Media Accounts? 24. Addressing Discrimination to Prevent Bullying 25. Ideas to Make Kindness Go Viral 26. Anti-Bullying Youth Rally at Schools 27. Students Plays to Combat Bullying 28. Educators, Students, and Conversations About Technology Misuse Rational responses to bullying: What works and what doesn't 29. Anonymous Reporting for Bullying and Cyberbullying Incidents 30. Setting up a Free Bullying and Cyberbullying Reporting System with Google Voice 31. Video Evidence of Bullying: Implications for Effective Response 32. Law Enforcement Involvement in Bullying Incidents: Different Rules and Roles 33. Holding Parents Responsible for Their Child's Bullying 34. A Potential Response to Cyberbullying: Talking to the Parents of the Bully 35. Can a School Respond to Off-Campus Cyberbullying? 36. When Can Educators Search Student Cell Phones? 37. Why Confiscating Student Cell Phones Might Be a Bad Idea 38. Fewer Schoolwide Bans on Devices, More School Climate Initiatives! 39. Teens and Technology, School District Policy Issues Index
Containing newest research about what works in bullying prevention, this easy-reference guide addresses bullying and cyberbullying as related issues that schools must tackle.
Justin W. Patchin is a professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. For two decades he has been exploring the intersection of teens and technology, with particular focus on cyberbullying and sexting. He travels the world helping communities make online spaces safer and kinder. Sameer Hinduja is a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Florida Atlantic University. He is recognized internationally for his groundbreaking work about cyberbullying and safe social media use among youth. His research seeks to illuminate how best to promote civility, deter harmful behavior, and proactively reduce victimization online.