The Prioritization of Bullying and Harassment in Schools
The problem of bullying and harassment in schools has a lower priority compared to other issues, such as absenteeism or non-compliance with the rules of conduct at school; therefore, little attention is paid to this problem in society. Effective learning cannot take place under conditions of fear and intimidation. The chosen study investigates the effects of cybercrime using information gathered from a survey of 477 victims (Fissel & Reyns, 2019).
Study Overview: Investigating the Effects of Cybercrime
Using Qualtrics, responses to an online self-report survey were collected from a sample of 1,500 qualified Mechanical Turk workers (Fissel & Reyns, 2019). In order to ascertain whether they had experienced cyberstalking in the preceding 12 months, participants had to respond to a set of questions (Fissel & Reyns, 2019). Specifically, the researchers wanted to know which attributes of a cyberstalker, victim, and victimization incident influence the probability of four different kinds of outcomes: ones that have to do with education, employment, social interactions, and health.
Variables and Research Approach
This is qualitative research that assesses how several parameters affect the life of a victim. This study defined school, work, and social consequences as dependent variables, while the length of victimization, victim-stalker relationship, and stalker’s race, gender, and age were the independent ones.
Findings: Consequences of Cyber Victimization
The findings demonstrated that the experience of the consequences resulting from the cyberattack was significantly correlated with the incident’s size as well as the traits of the perpetrator and the victim. Almost half of the respondents reported social and health harm, and nearly three out of four cyberattack victims reported some form of negative fallout from their ordeal (Fissel & Reyns, 2019). Law enforcement agencies and organizations looking for professional assistance are very interested in learning about the repercussions that victims of cyberattacks must deal with.
Reference
Fissel, E. R., & Reyns, B. W. (2019). The aftermath of cyberstalking: School, work, social, and health costs of victimization. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 45(1), 70–87. Web.