Application: Technology and Cyber-Bullying

Research indicates as many as 50% of U.S. youths are victims of cyber-bullying. The majority of these victims seldom report the cyber-bullying to parents or law enforcement (Hinduja & Patchin, 2008). While having similar characteristics of traditional face-to-face bullying, cyber-bullying reaches beyond the playground. Cyber-bullies can enter into unsuspecting victims’ homes across the country and the world. Once cyber-bullies have access to victims, they can proceed to use coercion, intimidation, harassment, and threats. This can result in short- and long-term effects on the victims.

For this assignment, examine technologies used for cyber-bullying and consider effects cyber-bullying might have on victims. Then evaluate the effectiveness of tactics currently used by law enforcement to combat cyber-bullying.

Reference: Hinduja, S., & Patchin, J. W. (2008). Bullying beyond the schoolyard: Preventing and responding to cyberbullying. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

The Assignment (2–3 pages)

• Provide three examples of technologies and explain how each could be used in cyber-bullying.
• Explain at least two effects that cyber-bullying might have on victims.
• Describe at least two tactics that law enforcement might utilize to address cyber-bullying and explain whether or not each tactic is effective.

Two or three pages with at least three references….

It is important that you cover all the topics identified in the assignment. Covering the topic does not mean mentioning the topic BUT presenting an explanation from the readings.

To get maximum points you need to follow the requirements listed for this assignments 1) look at the page limits 2) review and follow APA rules 3) create SUBHEADINGS to identify the key sections you are presenting and 4) Free from typographical and sentence construction errors.

READINGS

• Course Text:Taylor, R. W., Fritsch, E. J., & Liederbach, J. (2015). Digital crime and digital terrorism. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
  • Chapter 8, “Sex Crimes, Victimization, and Obscenity on the World Wide Web”
• Article: Cooley, A. H. (2011). Guarding against a radical redefinition of liability for Internet misrepresentation: The United States v. Drew prosecution and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Journal of Internet Law, 14(8), 1, 15–28.
• Article: Drogin, E. Y., & Young, K. (2008). Forensic mental health aspects of adolescent “cyber bullying”: A jurisprudent science perspective. Journal of Psychiatry & Law, 36(4), 679–690.
• Article: Gillespie, A. A. (2006). Cyber-bullying and harassment of teenagers: The legal response. Journal of Social Welfare & Family Law, 28(2), 123–136.
• Article: King, A. V. (2010). Constitutionality of cyberbullying laws: Keeping the online playground safe for both teens and free speech. Vanderbilt Law Review, 63(3), 845–884.
• Article: McCarthy, T., & Michels, S. (2009, July 2). Lori Drew MySpace suicide hoax conviction thrown out. ABC News. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=7977226&page=1
• Article: Meredith, J. P. (2010). Combating cyberbullying: Emphasizing education over criminalization. Federal Communications Law Journal, 63(1), 311–340.

• Article: Belnap, A. (2011). Tinker at a breaking point: Why the specter of cyberbullying cannot excuse impermissible public school regulation of off-campus student speech. Brigham Young University Law Review, 2011(2), 501–533.
• Article: Ford, A. (2009). School liability: Holding middle schools liable for cyber-bullying despite their implementation of Internet usage contracts. Journal of Law and Education, 38(3), 535–543.
• Article: Li, Q. (2010). Cyberbullying in high schools: A study of students’ behaviors and beliefs about this new phenomenon. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 19(4), 372–392.