...Where are the Consequences for Bullying? COM/156 Where are the Consequences for Bullying? Consequences for an individual’s actions are placed to deter others from committing certain crimes: so why is bullying overlooked? Bullying is defined as “intentional harm-doing or harassment that is directed toward vulnerable targets and typically repeated. Bullying encompasses a wide range of malicious aggressive behaviors, including physical violence, verbal mockery, threats, ostracism, and rumors spread either orally or by other means of communication, such as the Internet” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Since there has been a rise in bullying, many places have increased the consequences to an individual’s actions. Schools and states are finding the need to put laws and policies into effect. Certain states, schools, and communities are coming together looking a way to teach others about bullying, and its negative effects it can have. Some individuals are bullied to the point that they have a hard time handling all the affects that bullying has on them. The bullied individuals could end up taking their own life or the life of others to stop what is happening to them. Creating consequences for bullying may be all that is needed to help prevent this problem from continuing to become worse. With all the federal laws we have in this country, there are no laws that deal with bullying. There are ways that bullying is addressed under certain federal law, but coverage from the law depends...
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...The Need for Enhanced Anti-Bullying Laws and School Programs Lisa Aparicio Saint Joseph’s College The Need for Enhanced Anti-Bullying Laws and School Programs Bullying was traditionally considered rites of passage, something all children and youth must go through. This is a myth. In today’s violent growing society, bullying has been responsible for several acts of non-punishable crimes. The lack of attention to implementing and enforcing anti-bullying state laws, and funding anti-bullying school programs, is only making this problem worse. There is not enough being done to help prevent bullying, and the reason behind this is merely because, not enough is being enforced by our government and schools systems. There are those who believe that enforcing and creating anti-bullying laws are somewhat of a psychological Greek tragedy. There are those who believe that “When we advocate for laws against bullying, we declare the failure of psychology to solve the problem” (Kalman, 2010). They fail to realize that the lives of victims can’t be relied on the “slight chance” of psychology solving the problem. The truth of the matter is, there are people committing suicide and/or thinking about it, because of day to day bullying. It’s going to take more than just trusting psychology to do its magic. Anti-bullying laws have been claimed to be placed in almost every state in the U.S. However, after going through several of the state laws shown in the State School Healthy...
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...Bullying Laws Worsen the Cause “Strict Anti-bullying Laws Could Actually Make Matters Worse” reports that “Following the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, an event blamed partly on the bullying of the two shooters, 48 states enacted strict anti-bullying laws…Despite such an aggressive approach, however, the problem has not disappeared.” The United States’ battle against bullying has been ineffective, even though anti-bullying laws have been enacted. As school personnel, researchers, and parents can understand, the solution to bullying does not pertain to anti-bullying laws. Instead, schools should rely more on effective ways to stop all cases of bullying, such as prevention programs, policies, rules, and research supported remedies. Using...
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...To: Parents of students (general audience). From: Anthony Garin. Bullying and its regulation in Canada. Date: April 6, 2015 Anti-bullying laws and regulations have long been a topic of debate in legislative institutions. Although it is not until relatively recently that bullying has become a spotlight of legal and ethical scrutiny in local context. Most likely it is an effect of a trend of deeper enquiry into social fabric and increased social awareness. There is even an established bullying awareness week. As a result of that, and a questionable position of bullying regulations or in some cases their absence, there needs to be a change to keep up in the regulating aspect of bullying treatment. Through presented problems and arguments we...
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...Bullying is a Crime If the saying, “if sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me” was ever true, it sure isn't true today. Bullying in and out of schools is getting out of control. People are starting to worry if the suicide rate is increasing due to bullying. Children are not the only ones being bullied today; adults are also victims in the bullying epidemic. Statistics have shown that one third of teens are bullied at school and 4 percent also report that they were also victims of cyber bullying (Tangen and Campbell). Parents and teachers should take a stand against bullying to become a part in preventing it. Parents and teachers need to be a part of the solution, not the problem. Victims of bullying are caused much damage and some are scarred for life. Bullying should not be tolerated because it can cause emotional, physical, or social damage to a victim, which can lead to dangerous consequences. What we don’t realize is that there are limited laws and/or policies in place that stop bullying from happening. Legislation needs to be updated or changed to accommodate to new bullying tactics such as cyber bullying and the consequences need to be more severe to stop bullying from happening ever again. Bullying is widespread and perhaps the most underreported safety problem on American school campuses. Contrary to popular belief, bullying occurs more often during school hours than on the way to and from school. But what is bullying? To me bullying...
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...Cyber-bullying Bullying has become an epidemic that the educational system has been campaigning to cease through the establishment of school wide anti-bullying policies. In recent years the federal government has implemented the National Safe Schools Framework and the Civil Liability Act of 2002, to assist educators with diminishing schoolyard bullying (Campbell 64). Since the development and rise of technological resources, cyber-bullying has expanded the opportunity for the act of bullying to take place; bullying is no longer isolated face to face. Students’ abilities of escaping to a safe haven, away from their harasser, are almost nonexistent. The use of the internet and cellphones has extended the capability of students to be targeted in private places, such as their homes. Due to the extremities and serious effects of cyber-bullying, school policies concerning bullying need to address and incorporate cyber-bullying. ” The effects of cyber-bullying on a victim are similar to those effects of school bullying. Mathew Campbell, author of ”School Policy Reponses to the Issue of Cyber-Bullying agrees, victims of cyber-bullying expressed feelings of depression and anxiety, thoughts of and attempts of suicide, self-mutilation, lower self-esteem, and a hatred of school (63). It can also be said that these effects can be more severe in cases of cyber-bulling because there is no escape for the victim. The internet and use of cell phones has enabled the harasser to intrude...
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...Anti-Bullying Programs Maryann Johnston DeVry University Anti-Bullying Programs “You may have noticed that this years’ trendy trauma is bullying, which replaces last years’ obesity.” (Nachman, 2011). In his article Gerald Nachman recounts how years ago it was a part of being a kid in school to be teased at some point and it made you a stronger person to come through school surviving the process. There has been an increase in the sensational media coverage of violence attributed to bullying. Almost weekly, there are headline news items concerning acts of violence committed on school grounds, which involve shootings of innocent students by disgruntled gunmen. The underlying cause is portrayed to be a result of some sort of bullying at the hands of peers. One such incident which occurred in an Ohio High School resulted in the death of three students. The gunman’s motives were not clear but, “Yet even as police worked to secure the crime scene, one word quickly attached to the unfolding drama: bullying.” (Cloud, 2012). Further investigation discovered a connection to one of the victims through a former girlfriend of the shooter. The gunman had a troubled family situation which may have contributed to his resorting to violence as a solution. His case was one of bullying his classmates while being a victim of his rough childhood. As a result of these news items there has been a furor which has reached all the way to the President, who has urged school officials to push for legislation...
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...priorities is to reduce youth involvement in crime, with current priority issues being bullying, youth radicalization, and drugs and alcohol. The goal of the RCMP is to support sustainable responses that are consistent with the Youth Criminal Justice Act while focusing on early intervention and youth engagement. The RCMP increases youth awareness through programs such as school based prevention initiatives, community engagement, youth consultation, and youth-police partnerships while also intervening with young offenders through extra-judicial measures and restorative justice approaches. Many schools in RCMP jurisdictions...
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...present known as social media. In that respect, they’re various benefits of delivering social media in our fellowship. Such as, helping students with their educations, supporting the communities, improving relationships and establishing raw friends... Etc. But there are also negative consequences of social media, like posting everything about our personal lives, providing major distractions to people, and most importantly the increased use of social media has led to more suicides among today’s youth--a result of cyberbullying. Ever since the creation of social media had occurred there have been another type of bullying that’s in our everyday life. Today there is "Cyber Bullying," and although it is less physical than traditional forms of bullying, it can cause more devastating and long-lasting effects, As well, there are ways to help preclude this type of bullying and then that they would be less of a chance to induce these experiences in our spirit. Cyberbullying is another path to spread harm to other masses by employing the internet or other electronic communication devices to share embarrassing information about any other individual. The methods of cyberbullying are used in many forms, it can start by making up rumors about the victims, sending photos without their consent, making sexual remarks, and also most of the time threaten the victim’s life. The victims are likely to be aimed at females rather than males. In the cyberbullying research center, 20.4 percent...
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...Research Studies The science in psychology introduces the thoughts that most have about how the human mind functions and questions that some have about behavioral issues. To receive more acceptances from society theories are tested through research. To do researches a research question are obtain to gather more information, depending on the research different scientific method shows different ways on obtaining results. Different types of data are obtained through research. Typical Research Articles Each section on a research paper serves a vital part to a research project. A typical research paper has seven main parts which includes abstract page, title page, an introduction, results and discussion, method, a references page and title. The title page illustrates the main topic of the research study, including the important variables. The abstract provide the reader with a quick review of the article’s content. The introduction serves as the body of the paper. It introduces the reader to the overall issue or problem that is being tested and to provide justification for the hypotheses or hypothesis. The method purpose is to provide a detailed description of how the study was conducted. Results purpose is to describe what was found after statistically analyzing the data. The discussion section reviews, interprets, and evaluate the results of the study. The reference page is to help you find related articles for any topic you need to research....
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...Human Resources must ensure that the workplace is free of harassment and bullying. Employees should feel comfortable and safe in their place of employment. Creating a productive working environment is beneficial to both the employee and the organization. Failing to take action in regards to workplace harassment and bullying leaves the organization liable for legal repercussions. Workplace harassment and bullying can often deter workers from committing violent acts against other employees and coworkers. Initiatives like Work-life balance can help to prevent workplace violence and harassment. Human Resources must do all that it can to ensure employees’ safety and to make the worker feel valued and supported at work and that federal guidelines are being followed. The Mariam-Webster dictionary defines harassment as creating an unpleasant or hostile situation for especially uninvited and unwelcomed verbal or physical conduct. It is the responsibility of the organization to immediately act on all claims of harassment. HR must be able to identify harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and violations of both federal and the organization’s policy. Harassment at work does not have to only be of a sexual nature. Workplace bullies can be employees, such as a bad boss or coworker, and sometimes a non-employee such as a client. Bullying at work is an increasing problem. Like childhood bullying workplace bullying is the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or...
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...Affirmative Case Stella Ladeinde, Caroline Njagi, Twila Shocknesse, SasheetaVinesh NUR/542 April 17, 2012 Lousie Rittmiller Teaching Values in Schools Prescribed by the State or Federal Government Who should assume the burden of teaching values? While acknowledging the role of parents as natural caretakers and guardians, an evolving American society has made the vital task of mentoring children increasingly difficult. There has been an apparent decrease in character and moral reasoning among today's youth. In light of this dilemma, the state government should introduce moral and character building content into the education code and standards as a beneficial alternative to the guidance provided by parents and guardians. Tay and Yildirim (2009) assert that schools have two important goals in the effort to develop morality within educational parameters: To teach the current values in the society and to cultivate positive, beneficial habits through this education. In addition, schools create opportunities for students to discuss these values and to help develop their own. The proposition states that a set of values must be prescribed by the state or federal government and taught in schools. Before determining whether a set of values formulated by government can have a positive impact in school as opposed to those instilled at home by the family, understanding the general framework of values is essential. According to Family Values International Encyclopedia of Marriage...
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...Should There Be Specific Anti-Gay Bully Polices in Schools First let’s be clear about definitions concerning this essay. Bully: One who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people (The American Heritage Dictionary 2007). An aggressive person who intimidates or mistreats weaker people, (Encarta dictionary, 2012). Bullying: The process of intimidating or mistreating somebody weaker or in a more vulnerable situation (Encarta dictionary, 2012). Bullying for this paper: Any act of harassment, intimidation, whether physical, verbal or telecommunicated (cyber/text) that makes a person feel demeaned, belittled, fearful, or endangered. Since doing this research I find that each article defines bullying in a different way. I believe that we need to have a definitive explanation of what we consider bullying on the whole. Although every definition centers on the idea that someone is being mistreated in some way by another person. Why is it surprising that we have children lashing out to the children that have bullied them today when this is what Americans have done since this country began? The Europeans came to this country and started to take over the land. The Native Americans very rarely killed one another, they simply counted coup. As the Europeans continued to move away from the east coast they decided that the way the Native Americans were living was barbaric and they needed to be civilized and Christianized. When the Native Americans refused to conform, the...
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...Date: Bullying According to statistics, bullying is one of the notorious types of violence perpetrated in the United States. A survey by The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development reveals that about 1.5 million students get bullied by their colleagues (Bullying Statistics, 2014). Their study also shows that one in every five students admitted participating in bullying. Bullying can be caused by numerous factors. Psychological and social problems can make one resolve to bullying. A child being raised by violent parents can end up being a bully. A victim of bullying can also retaliate by bullying other people to get the satisfaction of ‘revenge’. Persons undergoing depression, anxiety or post-traumatic disorders may engage themselves in bullying. Such people may find relief in bullying others (Piehl, Bullying, 2009). Bullying can be verbal, social or physical. Bullying includes punching, hitting and kicking others. It can also be in the form of mocking and teasing. Bullying is usually an abuse of power or strength. Perpetrators of bullying usually find a weakness in their victims. The bully may not be stronger or physically bigger than the victim. A bully employs persistent behavior to the detriment of the victim. Constant criticism or molestation makes the victim susceptible to the bully. A bully will monitor his victim, find faults in him then humiliate and frustrate the victim. Persistence in bullying can be intentional. Others argue that bullying can...
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...video Bullies on the Job poses the question of whether or not psychological abuse is a form of harassment. The manager in a professional environment may utilize several measures to prevent intentional torts. The act of bullying may give way to torts related to mental distress, pain and suffering, and hostile environment First, a manager should lead by example. Setting clear expectations that bullying is not allowed will set the tone for the company. Employees should be trained on where to find information regarding the company’s bullying policy and acknowledge that they have read and understood the policy. In most cases a policy isn’t enough to deter negative behaviors. Asking for feedback and allowing employees to express their point of view is one a great measure to implement. In addition, when employees exhibit positive behaviors they should be recognized in a systematic manner. This will create a culture that fosters an optimistic corporate culture. BP Podcast The BP oil spill that occurred off of the Louisiana Gulf Coast is perhaps the worst oil spill to occur in history. It aroused a nationwide concern for the environmental strains placed on our ecosystem and placed a high profile spotlight on the legal considerations both a corporation and government should uphold to prevent and handle such situations. Risk management is both a preventative and situational measure that all organizations should strictly enforce. BP’s risk management department failed to avert the disaster...
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