The Rise inCyber Bullying According to recent statistics published by the Bureau of Justice, the number of teenagers who reported being bullied at school was 37 percent. The number who claimed to have been the victims of cyber bulling was a shocking 52 percent. Cyber bullying is tormenting, humiliating, or harassing another individual using the Internet, cell phones, or other types of social media. This type of bullying is not an isolated incident but ongoing threats and harassment. Who is a typical bully?
Who is a typical victim of bulling?
Is there a difference between female and male bullies?
Is there a difference between female and male victims
of bullying According to statistics girls are almost twice as likely as boys to be both victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying.. Girls tend to be sneakier and more covert in their bullying tactics, which may be why hiding behind a computer screen or a cell phone seems so inviting. file:///C:/Users/Sinead/Documents/bullying.pdf
What can be done to stop bullying?
What would you do if you knew someone was being
bullied 1.5 million young people (50%) have been bullied within the past year. People who have been bullied are almost twice as likely to bully others Twice as many boys as girls bully (66% of males vs. 31% females).
In Italy, girls account for 70% of all victims of
cyberbullying. Does bullying happen after school, at university, in the work place?