Cyber-bullies more harmful: researcher

Cyber-bullying has a more harmful effect on victims than face-to-face bullying but teachers lack the training to adequately deal with the growing problem, according to one of WA’s leading cyber-bullying researchers.Edith Cowan University Child and Adolescent Health professor Donna Cross said today that research revealed almost one in 10 young people surveyed reported being cyber-bullied on a regular basis and 25 per cent of young people said they had experienced behaviour which would be classified as cyber-bullying.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7045472/cyberbullies-more-harmful-says-researcher/Also see:Scurge of Cyber bullying [AAP]
One in 10 Australian teenagers experience cyberbullying, involving nasty messages or photos posted online or sent on mobile phones, every few weeks, according to new research.However, most of those being cyberbullied are also being bullied face-to-face, research by the Child Health Promotion Research Centre at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia shows.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/scurge-of-cyber-bullying-20100410-rzhy.html
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/one-in-ten-teenagers-are-victims-of-cyberbullies-research-shows/story-e6frea7l-1225852144324
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/one-in-10-teens-cyberbullied-every-few-weeks/story-e6freuy9-1225852147761
http://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/cyberbullying-hits-1-in-10-australian-teenagers/story-e6frer7o-1225852147677Federal Police research finds up to one in three teens are cyber bullied
Up to one in three teenagers are victims of cyber bullying and it is increasing, research reveals.Research cited by the Australian Federal Police found 31 per cent of 14 to 17- year-olds reported they had been cyber bullied.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/federal-police-research-finds-up-to-one-in-three-teens-are-cyber-bullied/story-e6frf7kx-1225852033539Law falling behind cyber bullying trend
The former chief justice of the Family Court, Alistair Nicholson, says the law has failed to deal with the growing problem of cyber bullying.The call comes after a landmark prosecution of cyber-bullying offences in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.A 21-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to community service under Victoria’s stalking laws for sending sent threatening text messages to a 17-year-old boy who days later committed suicide.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/09/2868817.htmMake bullying a crime: ex-judge
Former Family Court chief justice Alastair Nicholson has suggested bullying be made a crime to send a strong message about society’s disapproval.Professor Nicholson, now the chair of the National Centre Against Bullying, said making bullying a crime would be a powerful signal.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/make-bullying-a-crime-exjudge-20100410-rz0u.htmlThoughts About Anti-Bullying Laws
In the wake of the suicide last month of a 12-year-old Michigan girl who’d been harassed by bullies, Gov. Jennifer Granholm is renewing her calls for the state to enact strong anti-bullying legislation.Previously, the governor had proposed that the state create a list of protected groups, people who are likely targets for bullies. Of course, leave it to some folks to stand against the idea on the grounds that certain groups are, apparently, not worth protecting…
http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/04/09/on-anti-bullying-laws/Teen suicide puts spotlight on high-tech bullying
The case of a teenager in Massachusetts who killed herself after a relentless, months-long bullying campaign shows how the common schoolyard behavior is evolving in dangerous new ways online.Six students face felony charges in the death of Phoebe Prince, 15, who hanged herself in January after being subjected to verbal assault and threats of physical harm. Some harassment occurred online on Facebook, in text messages and in other high-tech forms, a contemporary development in the age-old practice, experts said.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-47580620100409
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6384BY20100409