...Bullying: The Worst Teen Crime A jock shoves a nerd into a locker. A mean girl calls another girl ugly. A teen that may be different is laughed at and gossiped about. These are all forms of bullying. We see it every day, teens being harassed and assaulted because of their background, appearances, or differences. These crimes are utterly immoral. Some people believe that this is just “kids being kids”. But that belief is terribly misguided. Teen bullying is a completely indefensible abomination that affects over 30% of US teens. It must be stopped immediately, or the future of America will be in tremendous danger. There are three types of bullying: physical, verbal, and psychological. Physical bullying is your day-to-day pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping, punching, or stealing. Verbal bullying includes name-calling, threatening, and teasing. Psychological bullying includes gossip, humiliation, and intentional ignoring, excluding, isolating, judging, staring, or belittling. If you look at a victim of bullying, he or she may seem emotionless. When victims get bullied, they don’t do anything about it. You might think, “That must mean they don’t really care if they get bullied or not. It’s not a big deal.” Well it is actually a huge deal. Outside, the teen might look normal and fine, but deep down, he or she is actually extremely depressed. They feel so worthless, like a piece of trash, so hopeless and alone. I have once been bullied before, so I understand the feeling. Everyday...
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...media is becoming a part of our everyday lives. Social media has its many perks like being connected to people all around the world and receiving news faster than ever. But at what age is social media appropriate to have? With more and more of Americas youth joining these social media sites there are growing problems. These problems are a direct correlation with the popularity of social media in America’s adolescents. In today’s age most kids receive some sort of electronic phone or tablet before they are out of elementary school. We’ve all had to deal with them or have seen them before. They come in many shapes and forms. They can be short, big, a guy or a girl. Some roam in “packs” or have a “possy”. There are famous ones such as Biff and Regina George. Bullying has been a problem in America’s youth...
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...Human development online class 2/26/15 Bullying One of the most important periods in an individual’s life is their school years. School is a place where children and teenagers socialize, obtain different social skills, and prepare themselves for their future life and career. What is bullying? Bullying is defined as repeated, systematic efforts to inflict harm through physical, verbal, or social attack on a weaker person. Bullying will always be the problem in schools, parks, and in many places frequented by children. The usual place where bullying happens is at the school where older and bigger children have the chance to do their hostile mistreatment of younger and smaller children. In “Ronan’s escape” video, which is a film about a boy name Ronan be a victim of bullying in school. The bullying may consist of taunting, name calling or actual physical harm inflicted on the victims. According to data collected by the National Institute of Child 30% of all children studying in middle and high school were at least once in a semester bullied or acted as bullies themselves in the United States of America (national conference of state legislations). Moreover, several recent studies in United States of America indicate over 11,000 children reported being the victims of bullying. An additional 3 percent described themselves as both victims and bullies. In a study of over 2,000 New York state students, 9 percent reported being frequently victimized by bullies. In California...
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...Sticks and Stones: Bullying in America Thomas Martin BEH – 331 September 20, 2011 Professor Shalanda Moten Table of Contents Introduction 3 Bullying Defined 3 Bullying in Schools 5 Bulling in Gangs 6 Workplace Bullying 7 Innovation in Intervention 8 Aggression Replacement Therapy. 9 Promoting Issues in Common. 11 Managing Workplace Bullying. 12 Conclusion 13 Sticks and Stones: Bullying in America Introduction Bullying is an age-old problem that persists into the twenty-first century. Although it is one of the most pervasive issues in American schools, bullying tends to receive very little attention from faculty or administration. Learning institutions often advertise themselves as bully free environments, but events occurring on these campuses are frequently those that are responsible for long-term trauma and for the emotional scarring of those who are victimized. When incidents of bullying are ignored or downplayed, aggressors gain increased confidence and tend to repeat similar offenses. This often creates a cycle of aggression and rule breaking behavior that extends into adulthood. “A study showed that sixty percent of identified bullies during their grade six through nine years eventually were involved in at least one criminal conviction by age twenty-four” (Whitney & Smith, 2007, p. 21). Childhood bullying is not only an issue in its own right. It is one that has also been found to lead to dire consequences in adulthood. Clearly, what is...
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...Violence in America Now days, it seems like violence today is getting way out of hand. From smaller things like bullying, to mass shootings in schools and malls, it is getting out of control. The first cause is bullying. Typically, bullying starts off with just hurting people emotionally, and then it slowly escalates into worse things. It escalates into hurting people physically. Then this bullying will last for months and months at a time, and eventually the person eventually won’t stand being bullied anymore, and will resort to self-harm. Bullying can be stopped. It can be quite easy to stop them. Often, all it takes is going in while it is happening and stopping the person. If it still continues after that, reporting it will most likely...
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...Bullying Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims. Of all the people who have considered suicide almost half have attempted. As easy as it is for someone to bully another it is almost impossible to get through for the victim, and often ends in a tragic outcome. Typically those who bully use their strength, popularity or power to harm, control or manipulate others. They usually target those who are weaker in size or may have a difficult time defending themselves. There are many major problems that can result in bullying in general. Recently there was a girl by the name of Amanda Todd, and she got bullied for a while after making a few bad decisions that got spread around and later committed suicide. Since the incident suicide awareness has been high. The problem with our society is it takes this girl to bring up suicide awareness when there was already thousands probably millions of others who have committed suicide. After the suicide a group of people made a support page on Facebook that now has over 800,000 likes. It’s great that they are showing her support now, but where were they before when she was crying for help. People don’t care about anything until they are gone. Another important problem is that everybody glorifies one person. Approximately 560 people commit suicide in America alone. And they don’t have a Facebook page or any type of support for that matter. We need to stop focusing on one thing and think about everything...
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...Bullying Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims. Of all the people who have considered suicide almost half have attempted. As easy as it is for someone to bully another it is almost impossible to get through for the victim, and often ends in a tragic outcome. Typically those who bully use their strength, popularity or power to harm, control or manipulate others. They usually target those who are weaker in size or may have a difficult time defending themselves. There are many major problems that can result in bullying in general. Recently there was a girl by the name of Amanda Todd, and she got bullied for a while after making a few bad decisions that got spread around and later committed suicide. Since the incident suicide awareness has been high. The problem with our society is it takes this girl to bring up suicide awareness when there was already thousands probably millions of others who have committed suicide. After the suicide a group of people made a support page on Facebook that now has over 800,000 likes. It’s great that they are showing her support now, but where were they before when she was crying for help. People don’t care about anything until they are gone. Another important problem is that everybody glorifies one person. Approximately 560 people commit suicide in America alone. And they don’t have a Facebook page or any type of support for that matter. We need to stop focusing on one thing and think about everything...
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... I can remember thinking for months after this that it could occur anywhere and I was afraid to go to school. This shooting was the most significant shooting in a school in the history of the United States of America. During this incident, two high school seniors planned and carried out a massacre. These two students were Eric Harris (eighteen years old) and Dylan Klebold (seventeen years old). After all was said and done, thirteen people plus Harris and Klebold were dead and twenty-three people were injured. These events showed this nation that schools are no longer safe and that incidents that occur in schools should be dealt with swiftly and harshly. Schools now focus on security, bullying, and response to these type incidents. Topic I – Security A. Zero Tolerance in Schools B. Preventive Measures Topic II- Bullying A. Profiling B. Communication C. Anti-Bullying Laws Topic III- Incident Response A. School System Response B. Emergency Responder Response C. Post Response I. Security A. Zero Tolerance in Schools Schools in this country have adopted a zero tolerance policy. This means that the school deals with any infraction basically the same way. It does not matter who the students is or what the infraction was. The biggest two problems that the zero tolerance policy deals with today is drugs and weapons. Either of these two infractions will result in the student being expelled and possibly facing criminal charges. I have seen this even when...
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...and weight. Tears knock at your eyes’ doors as the tragic scene unravels before you. He is pummeled as your mind searches for a solution, do you help him out, or do you walk away? Bullying is a horrible problem that goes unnoticed in schools all across the United States. Bullying consists of being humiliated, harassed, and being verbally or physically abused by other peers, inflicts suffering and self esteem issues. Victims need to learn to speak up in order stop bullying. People get bullied in many different ways. Bullies usually pick on the weakest kids or the ones with low self-esteem because they are easy targets. They pick on people for many different reasons. It can be because of race, sexual preference, weight, height, skin color, physical appearance, social cliques, etc. Some people get picked on simply for dressing a certain way! “… almost a third of American children in grades six through ten are directly involved in serious frequent bullying (which includes many forms of harassment, intimidation, and emotional violence)…” (From Chapter 1 of And Words Can Hurt Forever by James Garabarino and Ellen deLara. Bullying can happen in many ways, none of which are good. Not only are kids bullying one another at school, they do it at home through their computers and cell phones. “Cyber bullying, can occur via e-mail, Web sites, online forums, chat rooms, blogs, instant messages, and voice or text messages sent to cell phones…” (Don’t Tolerate a Bully, www.notabully.org). Bullies...
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...Racism and Bullying Team A PSYCH 620 January 12, 2015 Racism and Bullying Introduction: Society has been experiencing a rash of racism and bullying with no end in sight. There have been news reports of white cops killing unarmed black men and teens that have endured bullying taking their lives. The social learning skills children learn are carried into adulthood. What is Bullying? According to Stopbullying.gov (2013), “Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involve a real or perceived power imbalance” (p. 1). The aggressive behaviors, children, use to bully others, are verbal attacks such as name-calling, making threats, physical and exclusion from the group. Acts of bullying take place at various locations like schools, in public places, and on the Internet. Internet bullying is called cyber-bullying where children and teens use the worldwide web (WWW) to attack another with written words for all to see. “Stopbullying.gov (2013) states, Nationwide, 14.8% of students get electronically bullied, including being bullied through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, websites, or texting, during the 12 months before the survey” (p. 9). Bullying has always been referred to as something children do. However, in a recent study adults in the workplace are also involved in bullying. Home Life and Stability The home life of a child has an impact on his or her life. Children and teens, who experience a home life where verbal and physical abuse...
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...Bullying: When Does Harmless Teasing Cross the Line? A Study on Bullying Leslie Babcock National American University Technical Communication May 2, 2012 Letter of Transmittal Date: May 2, 2012 To: From: Dr. Mauer Leslie Babcock 328 W. Grand Avenue 1400 East Kay Haysville, KS 67060 Haysville, Ks 67060 USD 261 Superintendents Dear Dr. Mauer: Enclosed you will find the results of the questionnaire distributed last month, and my recommendations on the topic; Bullying: When Harmless Teasing Crosses the Line. I have learned a lot about bullying in your school district from the parents, students, administrators and staff. I am convinced that the information that has been gathered will help you in putting together some anti-bullying programs for the students in your district. Thank you for your support through this process, and for allowing me to hand out the questionnaire and conduct interviews with you and your staff. Although some of the results vary greatly between the parents and students, and administrators and staff, I believe that if everyone works together on this topic, we could accomplish a lot. I would be willing to work with you on setting up programs to help the bullies and the bullied, and I would also be willing to volunteer my time to help students. I appreciate all the time you have put into helping me, and have learned a lot while gathering all the evidence that follows. Please feel free to contact me about...
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...“Bullying" Did you know that 1 in every 4 teenagers are bullied somehow in public schools every day? School bullying nationwide is a growing problem. Unfortunately, it would not be likely that it could be stopped 100%, but it is possible that you can prevent others from being harmed at your school. If you do this, you can make a difference, and you can possibly save lives. There are bullies everywhere. They can be children or they can even be adults. A bully is someone who repeatedly intimidates, harasses, discourages, saddens, or harms someone. Though these people come in all shapes and sizes, they seem to be found mostly in public schools, whether it's elementary, middle, or high school. Studies show that 25-35% of teens encountered some type of bullying in their lifetime (Melton et al, 1988; Nansel et al, 2001). Most of the states of America have some type of laws on bullying, while six of them don’t. Even though there are laws, school bullying still seems to be an ongoing issue. To the bully, it may be just joking around. But to the victim, and in fact, it's NOT just joking around. A frequently asked question by many is why do teenagers bully? Well, in a lot of cases, teens who bully can be in bad home environments. They can be verbally or physically abused at home, and anger and sadness gradually builds inside of them. They find away to take it out on people, and they usually take it out on people who they know won't stand up to them. That’s why you see a lot of bullies...
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...the United States, and other First World countries, have access to educational resources. Yet, around 160,000 children in the United States alone miss school because of bullying (Phoenix & Honda, “Our children Faces a Bullying Epidemic”). Since most bullying takes place at school, it is imperative that these schools take actions by implementing anti-bullying policies into their school code of conduct. The schools are primarily responsible for reducing bullying among students and must seek effective solutions to this growing problem. Bullying would not be such a huge problem if school officials stepped up and started intervening. But how can they intervene when many cannot even recognize signs of bullying, or have not been trained on how to properly handle the situation? If not handled correctly, it can worsen and create more issues for the victims. In a survey done by Frank Barone, principal of Amsterdam High School New York, teachers believed approximately 16% of students are bullied victims (Barone,80). Barone also surveyed students, 58% of whom revealed that they are bullied victims. He found three core reasons as to why teachers and faculty members do not recognize bullying. First, the teachers believed that the bullied victims have to learn to stand up for themselves on their own. Second, they see bullying every day to the point that have become immune to it, and thus hardly recognize it anymore. Lastly, they do not have the resources or the time to intervene because they...
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...and racist speech without a full understanding of the nature and extent of that harm is to risk making the First Amendment an instrument of domination rather than a vehicle of liberation” (Lawrence Pg. 345). Hate speech is usually misunderstood because people make careless statements about one another and doesn’t notice or take the time to acknowledge that their form of freedom of speech inflicted damage to the victim. Then again, every person has their own definition of hate speech. Often people say that any negative speech towards a group is considered a form of hate speech; however, church religious groups are against the whole “gay marriage” and just homosexuality in general but they’re still allowed to speak out and protest against America. People are believed that the use of hate speech is to be a violation to the First Amendment but other people think otherwise and is believed that they have the right to say and express whatever they have to say and it’s protected; furthermore, hate speech also causes fear to a person which results in physical and emotional damage. In high school, sports was a big deal to everyone at my school because we were known for having the nicest track field and swimming pool in the city to most spirited at all of our games. I wanted to be apart of the reason why all of the other schools...
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...revenge. It also explained the different avenues why young people who are victims to bullying take matters into their own hands because many people such as school authorities and friends turn a blind eye to how they are treated. The writer also spoke about the initial stages of bullying to the extension where it becomes a bigger problem for the child who is a victim of such abuse. A few theories were highlighted in the paper which tries to explain or clarified some reasons why some children would resort to bullying others. The Strain Theory spoke about the victim who is the bullied would retaliate because of the strain condition that he or she is under. The Pecking Theory is where they relate the behaviour of animals on how dominance is displayed by over another in the animal kingdom. The Scapegoat Theory explains the act of minority groups and the so called depression that exerts from their behaviour It also brought to the forefront besides the theories mention that some of the children who are victim of such behaviour of bullying would not talk about it because of the consequences that they feared of being further victimized, if the bully was to find out. The main aspect of the paper was that the people who were bullied actually became criminals and sometimes committing suicide in the interim. The aspect of bullying is a social problem in schools across United States of America and throughout the world. But how it is managed and tackled in society could avoid detrimental...
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