Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Ramona S. McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, Mary Schmeida

ISBN13: 9781522552857|ISBN10: 1522552855|EISBN13: 9781522552864

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5285-7

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McNeal, Ramona S., et al. Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities. IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5285-7

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McNeal, R. S., Kunkle, S. M., & Schmeida, M. (2018). Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5285-7

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McNeal, Ramona S., Susan M. Kunkle, and Mary Schmeida. Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5285-7

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As the digital world assumes an ever-increasing role in the daily life of the public, opportunities to engage in crimes increase as well. The consequences of cyber aggression can range from emotional and psychological distress to death by suicide or homicide.

Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that examines cyber aggression and bullying and policy changes to combat this new form of crime. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as anti-bullying programs, cyberstalking, and social exclusion, this book is geared towards academicians, researchers, policy makers, and students seeking current research on cyberstalking, harassment, and bullying.

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Advances in Information Security, Privacy, and Ethics (AISPE) Book Series

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Chapter 1

Defining Online Aggression: From Cyberbullying to Nonconsensual Pornography (pages 1-24)

The internet has become an inescapable part of our lives, and while it makes our lives easier, it also exposes us to online threats ranging from identity theft to denial of service to phony lottery/sweepstake scams. Among these...

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Chapter 2

Victimization: Sexual Minorities (pages 25-51)

Not all groups are equally likely to be subject to acts of aggression; specific subgroups are more likely to be victimized. For example, youth who identify as a sexual minority are more likely to be victims of traditional forms of...

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Chapter 3

Legislative Response to Cyber Aggression: Federal and State-Local Policy Reform (pages 52-78)

This chapter presents the federal and state-local legislative response to cyber aggression: stalking, harassment, and bullying. Along with other federal efforts, the federal Violence Against Women Act and its reauthorizations is...

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Chapter 4

Community Programs: Local School Boards and Anti-Bullying Programs (pages 79-99)

The United States has a federal system. One advantage of a federal system is that it can encourage competition among the states resulting in the testing of new policy solutions and the diffusion of best practices. This holds true for...

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Explaining Policy Adoption: An Empirical Analysis (pages 100-121)

The response by government officials to heartbreaking events such as the suicides of Ryan Halligan and Phoebe Price has been mixed. At the state level, actions have ranged from attempting to use traditional aggression policies to...

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Chapter 6

Policing Online Aggression: Policy Solutions and Challenges (pages 122-147)

Research argues that to address bullying/cyberbullying it will take the larger school community including teachers, families, health professionals, etc. The same can be said for other forms of aggression. This chapter provides an...

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