International Perspectives on Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Interventions (Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030103420 ISBN 13: 9783030103422

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

Synopsis

This book brings together an international group of experts to present the latest psychosocial and developmental criminological research on cyberbullying, cybervictimization and intervention. With contributions from a wide range of European countries, including Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, France, Hungary, Spain, and the United Kingdom, as well as from Canada and the USA, this authoritative volume explores the nature, risk factors, and prevalence of cyberbullying among children and adolescents. A particularly original focus is directed towards the Tabby project (Threat Assessment of online Bullying Behaviour among Youngsters), an intervention programme based on the threat and risk assessment approach which seeks to prevent the occurrence of violence and its recidivism.

Presenting cutting-edge research on developmental criminology and legal psychology, International Perspectives on Cyberbullying is a comprehensive resource for practitioners,teachers, parents, and researchers, as well as scholars of criminology, psychology, and education.    

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About the Author

Anna Costanza Baldry is Professor of Social and Forensic Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy. 

Catherine Blaya is Professor of Education Science at Lausanne University of Teacher Education, Switzerland, and Chair of the International Observatory of Violence in Schools.

David P. Farrington, OBE, is Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University, UK.   

From the Back Cover

This book brings together an international group of experts to present the latest psychosocial and developmental criminological research on cyberbullying, cybervictimization and intervention. With contributions from a wide range of European countries, including Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, France, Hungary, Spain, and the United Kingdom, as well as from Canada and the USA, this authoritative volume explores the nature, risk factors, and prevalence of cyberbullying among children and adolescents. A particularly original focus is directed towards the Tabby project (Threat Assessment of online Bullying Behaviour among Youngsters), an intervention programme based on the threat and risk assessment approach which seeks to prevent the occurrence of violence and its recidivism.

Presenting cutting-edge research on developmental criminology and legal psychology, International Perspectives on Cyberbullying is a comprehensive resource for practitioners, teachers, parents, and researchers, as well as scholars of criminology, psychology, and education. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030103420
• ISBN 13: 9783030103422
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 348
• Editor: Baldry Anna Costanza, Blaya Catherine, Farrington David P.