Crime Prevention Part II BULLYING What’s New and What To Do ©TCLEOSE Course #2102 Crime Prevention Curriculum Part II is the intellectual property of ICJS

Crime Prevention Part II Crime Prevention Part II

BULLYINGBULLYING

What’s New and What To DoWhat’s New and What To Do

©TCLEOSE Course #2102 Crime Prevention Curriculum Part II is the intellectual property of ICJS (2009)

Institute for Criminal Justice StudiesInstitute for Criminal Justice Studies

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives• Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives:: The student will be able to understand,

identify and explain the various bullying behaviors.• Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives:: The student will be able to understand and

explain the scope of the current bulling problem• Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives:: The student will be able to understand,

identify and explain who bullies.• Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives:: The student will be able to understand,

identify and explain the warning signs (behavior characteristics) that indicates a child is being bullied.

• Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives:: The student will be able to understand, identify and explain the strategies children can use to deal with bullying.

• Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives:: The student will be able to understand, identify and explain to parents (adults) positive proactive steps to address bullying.



QUIZ


QUIZQUIZ1. Four out of ten American Teens

witness bullying in school at least once a week.

2. Bullies are always outgoing, mean, and aggressive.

3. Individuals who have been bullied are not likely to bully others


QUIZ - QUIZ - ContinuedContinued

4. High school students are more likely to bully than elementary or middle school students.

5. All bullies have feelings of inferiority and insecurity

6. Being bullied can lead to depression or threatened or attempted suicide.



7. Lack of parental supervision can increase the risk of being bullied

8. There are no clear signs that a child is being bullied.

9. To reduce bully-victim problems, all you need to do is get the two students to work it out themselves.



10.Peers are almost always present when bullying occurs.

11.When present, peers usually intervene in bullying incidents.

12.Social aggression does not actually cause much harm to the victim.



13.Peer intervention to stop bullying is not effective

14.Girl bullies often bully their friends as well as unpopular girls

15.There are no good bully prevention programs


What is bullying?What is bullying?


Bullying isBullying is……An imbalance of powerimbalance of power

RepeatedRepeated and systematicsystematic harassmentharassment and attacksattacks on othersPerpetrated by individualsindividuals or groupsgroups

Source: Health Resources and Services Administration National Bullying Campaign, 2004

Bullying Can Take Bullying Can Take Many FormsMany Forms

Physical violence

Verbal taunts, name-calling, and put-downs

Threats and intimidation


Bullying Can Take Many Bullying Can Take Many Forms - Forms - ContinuedContinued

Extortion or stealing money and/or possessions

Spreading rumors

Harassment via technology (email, text messaging, etc.)

Source: London Family Court Clinic, London, Ontario, Canada


Cyberbullying isCyberbullying isharassmentharassment and and

bullyingbullying that takes place that takes place

onlineonline or through other or through other mobile devicesmobile devices

Cyberbullying isCyberbullying isExamples includeSpreading rumors about

someone through instant messaging

Threatening someone on a web log (blog)

Creating hurtful websites against someone


CyberbullyingCyberbullyingA Recent Survey of Teens A Recent Survey of Teens

RevealedRevealed

Cyberbullying was experienced at least one time by 43%43% of teens, aged 13 to 17.

CyberbullyingCyberbullyingA Recent Survey of Teens A Recent Survey of Teens

RevealedRevealedTeens report that in 77% of the cases the cyberbully is someone they knowsomeone they know.

Girls claim to have been cyberbullied moremore than boys – 51% to 37%.

NCPC Cyberbullying Research Report, 2008

Who bullies? Who is bullied?

Demographic characteristics

Personal attitudes/behaviors

Attitudes toward others

Demographic CharacteristicsDemographic Characteristics

Children who bullyChildren who bully

Can come from any Can come from any economic, cultural, or economic, cultural, or religious backgroundreligious background

Are oftenAre often in late in late elementary or middle elementary or middle schoolschool

Personal Personal AttitudesAttitudes//BehaviorsBehaviors


Want power

Have a positive attitude toward violence

Have quick tempers

Personal Attitudes/BehaviorsPersonal Attitudes/Behaviors


Have difficultydifficulty conforming to rulesconforming to rules

Gain satisfactionsatisfaction from inflicting injuryinjury and perceive “rewardsrewards” (prestige, material goods) from their behaviorfrom their behavior

Have positive self images

Children Who BullyChildren Who Bully

Lack empathyLack empathy

Are concerned with Are concerned with their own desires their own desires rather than those of rather than those of othersothers

Children Who BullyChildren Who Bully

Find it difficult to see Find it difficult to see things from someone things from someone else’s perspectiveelse’s perspective

Are willing to useAre willing to use others to get what others to get what they wantthey want

Common Characteristics Common Characteristics Among Youth Who Are Among Youth Who Are

BulliedBullied

These children often stand These children often stand out as different in some way out as different in some way because ofbecause of

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BulliedBullied AppearanceAppearance

Sexual orientationSexual orientationIntellectIntellectSocio-economic Socio-economic backgroundbackgroundCultural or religious Cultural or religious backgroundbackground


Bullied (cont.)Bullied (cont.)

Boys and girls are bullied in Boys and girls are bullied in different waysdifferent ways

EmotionallyPhysically


How widespread is How widespread is bullying?bullying?

A national study of 15,600 A national study of 15,600 students in grades 6-10 foundstudents in grades 6-10 found

19%19% reported bullying reported bullying others “sometimes” or others “sometimes” or moremore oftenoften

Source: Nansel et al., 2007

How widespread is How widespread is bullying?bullying?

A national study of 15,600 A national study of 15,600 students in grades 6-10 students in grades 6-10 found – Continued:found – Continued:

16%16% reported being reported being bullied “sometimes” or bullied “sometimes” or more oftenmore often

6.3%6.3% reported bullying reported bullying & being bullied & being bullied

Source: Nansel et al., 2007

The The NegativeNegative Impacts of Impacts ofWitnessing BullyingWitnessing Bullying

More than More than 50%50% of teens of teens (ages 12 to 17) (ages 12 to 17) witnessed at least one witnessed at least one bullying or taunting bullying or taunting incident in school each incident in school each weekweek


The Negative Impacts ofThe Negative Impacts ofWitnessing BullyingWitnessing Bullying

Students in grades 7 to Students in grades 7 to 12 say 12 say revengerevenge is the is the strongest motivationstrongest motivation for school shootingsfor school shootings

86% said, “other kids 86% said, “other kids picking on them, making picking on them, making fun of them, or bullying fun of them, or bullying them” can cause them” can cause teenagers to turn to teenagers to turn to lethal violence in schools lethal violence in schools

Signs That a Child is Being Signs That a Child is Being BulliedBullied

Physical Physical

Emotional Emotional

Behavioral/Behavioral/social social

Academic Academic

Physical SignsPhysical SignsCuts, bruises, scratchesCuts, bruises, scratches

Headaches, stomachachesHeadaches, stomachaches

Damaged possessions Damaged possessions

““Missing” possessions Missing” possessions that need to be replaced that need to be replaced

http://www.thewoundedchild.org/

Emotional SignsEmotional SignsWithdrawal and/or Withdrawal and/or shynessshyness

AnxietyAnxiety

DepressionDepression

AggressionAggression

Behavioral & Social SignsBehavioral & Social Signs

Changes in eating or Changes in eating or sleeping habits (e.g., sleeping habits (e.g., nightmares)nightmares)

No longer wanting to No longer wanting to participate in participate in activities once enjoyedactivities once enjoyed

Behavioral & Social SignsBehavioral & Social Signs

Beginning to bully Beginning to bully siblings or mistreat siblings or mistreat family petsfamily pets

Hurting self, Hurting self, attempting or attempting or threatening suicidethreatening suicide

Suddenly changing Suddenly changing friendsfriends

Academic SignsAcademic SignsNot wanting to go to Not wanting to go to schoolschool

Changing method (mode) Changing method (mode) of going to schoolof going to school

Drop in gradesDrop in grades

What To Do About Bullying: What To Do About Bullying: Prevention StrategiesPrevention Strategies

Prevention StrategiesPrevention StrategiesChildren who are bulliedChildren who are bullied

Children who witness Children who witness bullyingbullying

ParentsParents

Teachers, counselors, and Teachers, counselors, and service providersservice providers

Schools and community Schools and community centerscenters

Children Who Are BulliedChildren Who Are Bullied

Prevention strategiesPrevention strategies

Tell an adult.Tell an adult.

Talk it out.Talk it out.

Walk away.Walk away.

Distract the bully with Distract the bully with a joke.a joke.

Avoid the bully.Avoid the bully.

Hang out with friends.Hang out with friends.

Children Who Witness Children Who Witness BullyingBullying

Strategies for children witnessingStrategies for children witnessingBullyingBullying

Tell the bully to stop.Tell the bully to stop.Help the victim walk awayHelp the victim walk away..

Recruit friends to help the Recruit friends to help the victimvictim..

Befriend the victim.Befriend the victim.Get an tell an adult.Get an tell an adult.

Children Who Witness Children Who Witness Bullying - Bullying - ContinuedContinued

When peers intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds, 57% of the time.Source: Source: Hawkins, Pepler, and CraigHawkins, Pepler, and Craig, 2007, 2007

Bullying Role Play: Bullying Role Play: How To Implement How To Implement

Prevention StrategiesPrevention Strategies

“Example for Officers”“Example for Officers”

Example ScenarioExample Scenario

OfficerOfficer tells selected person if you do not give me your lunch money every day I am going to beat you up. OfficerOfficer points his finger at selected person. OfficerOfficer walks away comes back (3-times) and says each time “You are a little weakling”…end of scenario

Role Play ReviewRole Play Review

What was the bullying What was the bullying behavior?behavior?

How did the bullied child react How did the bullied child react to the bullying?to the bullying?

How did the other children How did the other children react?react?

Role Play ReviewRole Play ReviewHow did the bullying child react How did the bullying child react to the actions of the child who to the actions of the child who was bullied or the other was bullied or the other children?children?Was the bullying managed in Was the bullying managed in an effective way?an effective way?What are other ways the What are other ways the bullying could have been bullying could have been handled?handled?

Parents Can Prevent Parents Can Prevent BullyingBullying

Keep an eye out for signs of Keep an eye out for signs of bullying.bullying.Ask children direct questions Ask children direct questions about how peers treat them about how peers treat them and if they witness bullying.and if they witness bullying.Work with teachers, school Work with teachers, school staff, etc. to address staff, etc. to address bullying.bullying.

Parents Parents CanCan Prevent Prevent BullyingBullying, continued, continued

Inquire about the bullying bullying policypolicy at your child’s school.

Suggest the implementation of a comprehensive anti-anti-bullyingbullying program.

Be a positive role modelpositive role model by not bullying children or adults.

Parents: Helping a Bullied Parents: Helping a Bullied ChildChild

Take complaints of bullying Take complaints of bullying seriously.seriously.

Reassure your child that he Reassure your child that he or she was right to tell you or she was right to tell you of the problem.of the problem.

Teach your child to be Teach your child to be assertive, not aggressive.assertive, not aggressive.

Parents: Helping a Bullied Parents: Helping a Bullied ChildChild

Help the child identify Help the child identify strategies for dealing with strategies for dealing with bullying.bullying.

Give the child positive social Give the child positive social opportunities to make opportunities to make friends.friends.

Make teachers and other Make teachers and other caregivers aware of the caregivers aware of the problem and work together problem and work together to address it.to address it.

Parents: Keeping Your Child Parents: Keeping Your Child From From BullyingBullying Others Others

If your child is doing the If your child is doing the bullyingbullying

Spend time with your child daily.Spend time with your child daily.

Know where your child is and Know where your child is and with whom.with whom.

Make it clear that you Make it clear that you do not do not tolerate this behaviortolerate this behavior, but , but that you still accept your child.that you still accept your child.

Parents: Keeping Your Child Parents: Keeping Your Child From From BullyingBullying Others Others

If your child is doing the If your child is doing the bullyingbullyingArrange for an effective Arrange for an effective nonviolent consequence if nonviolent consequence if your child continues to your child continues to bully.bully.

Reward good behavior.Reward good behavior.

Teach your child positive Teach your child positive ways of solving problems ways of solving problems and managing anger.and managing anger.

Teachers, Counselors, and Teachers, Counselors, and Service Providers Can Service Providers Can

PreventPrevent BullyingBullying

Ensure that young people Ensure that young people understand the definition understand the definition of bullying behaviors and of bullying behaviors and effects.effects.

Work with children and Work with children and youth to create rules youth to create rules againstagainst bullying.bullying.

Teachers: Rules Against Teachers: Rules Against BullyingBullying

Children will not bully others.Children will not bully others.

Children will try to help Children will try to help people who are bullied.people who are bullied.

Children will include others in Children will include others in activities.activities.

Children will tell an adult if Children will tell an adult if someone is being bullied.someone is being bullied.

Source: The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2000

Furthering Furthering BullyingBullying PreventionPrevention

Adults shouldAdults should

Help young people build Help young people build skills for dealing with skills for dealing with bullyingbullying

Help young people develop Help young people develop positive social skillspositive social skills

Furthering Furthering BullyingBullying PreventionPrevention

Adults should - Adults should - continuedcontinued

Supervise children on the Supervise children on the playground, in the playground, in the hallways, etc.hallways, etc.

Take immediate action Take immediate action when bullying is when bullying is witnessed or reported witnessed or reported

Managing and Intervening Managing and Intervening in in BullyingBullying Incidents Incidents

Adults shouldAdults should

Stop the bullyingStop the bullying

Support the child being Support the child being bulliedbullied

Name the bullying Name the bullying behaviorbehavior

Source: The Olweus Bullying Prevention Source: The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007Group, 2007

Managing and Intervening in Managing and Intervening in BullyingBullying Incidents Incidents

Adults shouldRefer to the rules rules against bullyingagainst bullyingImpose immediateimmediate and appropriate consequencesconsequences

EmpowerEmpower children witnessing the bullyingSource: The Olweus Bullying Prevention Source: The Olweus Bullying Prevention

Group, 2007Group, 2007

Bullying Incidents: Methods for Management and Follow-

up

ReportReport the incident to the incident to administrators.administrators.

Increase Increase vigilancevigilance and and communicationcommunication..Have separate conversations Have separate conversations with the child who is bullied with the child who is bullied and the child who did the and the child who did the bullying.bullying.


Bullying Incidents: Methods for Management and Follow-up

Speak first with the child Speak first with the child who is bullied.who is bullied.

Impose Impose consequencesconsequences for for the bullying child.the bullying child.Speak with the parents of Speak with the parents of the children involved.the children involved.Follow-up with both children Follow-up with both children at a later time.at a later time.


BullyBully--freefree Strategies for Strategies for Schools and Community Schools and Community

CentersCenters

Have a clear and specific Have a clear and specific anti-bullying policy.anti-bullying policy.

Implement consistent and Implement consistent and immediate consequences immediate consequences for bullying.for bullying.


CentersCenters

Give praise for pro-Give praise for pro-social and helpful social and helpful behavior.behavior.

Increase supervision on Increase supervision on the playground, in the playground, in cafeterias, etc.cafeterias, etc.


CentersCenters

Provide training for all Provide training for all staff members.staff members.

Involve parents.Involve parents.


CentersCenters

InvestigateInvestigate bullying bullying incidents and work with incidents and work with children involved to children involved to prevent future prevent future incidents.incidents.

Implement a Implement a comprehensive comprehensive bullying bullying prevention programprevention program..

Personal Action PlanPersonal Action Plan

What can you do to prevent bullying?

DDEEFFIINNE E && P PRROOCCEESSSS• Explain various bullying behaviors• Explain the scope of the bullying

problem• Explain who bullies• Explain what the warning signs are

that a child is being bullied• Explain strategies children can use

to deal with bullying• Explain steps adults can take to

address bullying

NCPC ResourcesNCPC Resources

• Community Works• Helping Kids Handle Conflict• Get the Message• McGruff Trading Cards• Website, www.mcgruff.org• Training and technical assistance• Discovery Education bullying

video

Other ResourcesOther Resources• Olweus Bullying Prevention ProgramOlweus Bullying Prevention Program

– Comprehensive program for schools– Training for those implementing the program

• Stop Bullying Now!Stop Bullying Now!– U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

Health Resources and Services Administration – Take a Stand! Lend a Hand! Stop Bullying Now!– Online webisodes and games– Resource kit– Website, www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov

Other ResourcesOther Resources

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service: www.ncjrs.gov

Tattling Telling

Unimportant Important

Harmless Someone being hurt

Accidental Purposeful

Could solve alone Needs help to solve

Trying to get someone in trouble

Trying to help someone else

National Crime Prevention Council

1000 Connecticut Avenue, NWThirteenth Floor

Washington, DC 20036202-466-6272

www.ncpc.orgwww.mcgruff.org

Contact InformationContact Information

INSTITUTE for CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES350 N. Guadalupe, Suite 140, PMB 164

San Marcos, Texas 78666.

512-245-6232 www.criminaljusticestudies.com

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