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A Pilot Survey Oncyberbullying: The Impact Of Parental Involvement On Adolescent Experiences With This Phenomenon, Nicole M. Stottlemyre
A Pilot Survey Oncyberbullying: The Impact Of Parental Involvement On Adolescent Experiences With This Phenomenon, Nicole M. Stottlemyre
Culminating Projects in Criminal Justice
In a society where 77% of youth aged 12-17 own a cell phone and 95% have access the internet (Lenhart, Ling, Campbell, & Purcell, 2010), American families are quickly discovering the consequences of adolescent abuse of their electronic and virtual environments. A research study completed by Hinduja and Patchin (2010) revealed that "cyberbullying victims were 1.9 times more likely and cyberbullying offenders were 1.5 times more likely' to have attempted suicide than those who were not cyberbullying victims or offenders" (p. 208). These researchers further discovered that these risks of suicide increased when certain external factors existed. Those factors included …
A Victimless Sex Crime: The Case For Decriminalizing Consensual Teen Sexting, Joanna R. Lampe
A Victimless Sex Crime: The Case For Decriminalizing Consensual Teen Sexting, Joanna R. Lampe
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
As teenagers' access to cellular phones and the internet has increased over the past two decades, so has their ability to harm themselves and others through misuse of new technology. One risky behavior that has become common among teenagers is "sexting"--the digital sharing of sexually suggestive images. To combat the dangers of teen sexting, many states have criminalized the act. Criminalization does not resolve the issue of teen sexting, however, and in many cases it may cause additional harm. This Note reviews existing state laws related to teen sexting, and critiques these laws on constitutional and policy grounds. It then …
Shame: A Different Criminal Law Proposal For Bullies, Xiyin Tang
Shame: A Different Criminal Law Proposal For Bullies, Xiyin Tang
Cleveland State Law Review
Public concern over bullying has reached an all-time high. The absence of a sensible criminal charging and sentencing regime for the problem recently reared its head in the highly publicized prosecution of Dharun Ravi, who was convicted of fifteen counts and faced the possibility of ten years in prison. This Essay argues that existing criminal statutes used to address the problem, like bias intimidation and invasion of privacy, do not fit neatly with the specific wrongs of bullying. However, recently-enacted “cyber bullying” laws, which give complete discretion to school administrators, are weak and ineffective. I propose another solution: first, to …