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Police actions with regard to cyberbullying: the Belgian case.

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Research shows that cyberbullying is a common phenomenon amongst youngsters, with potentially severe negative effects. Besides students, parents, schools, and Internet Service Providers, the police have been identified as an important actor in approaches against cyberbullying. Departing from the situation in Belgium, this article describes how the police can: help to prevent cyberbullying, by informing students, parents, and schools about the issue; play a role in the detection of cyberbullying, for instance, by creating online reporting systems (apart from the offline channels) and finally, assist in handling existing cyberbullying cases, by identifying perpetrators and helping victims.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Heidi Vandebosch, Luc Beirens, Wim D'Haese, Denis Wegge, Sara Pabian

Institution: University of Antwerp

Language: English

Topic: Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2098582658

FWCI: 6.051

Cites: 28

Cited by: 49

Related to: 10