Bullying in the Classroom
Journal Title: Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Over the last decade, we have seen a dramatic increase in violent acts perpetrated by youth (Dahlberg, 1998). The school shootings have awakened the public, the media, community, and mental health professionals to the endemic nature of violence in our school population. Violence is defined as physically assaultive behavior. Aggravated assaults by males less than 18 years of age increased by 88% from 1985-1994 while aggravated assaults by females increased by 134% in the same time period (Dahlberg, 1998). A number of studies have documented that a child who is aggressive in his preschool and early elementary school years is at high risk for being a delinquent during his adolescent years. A child who is a bully during elementary school not only terrorizes his peers, but also is at a very high risk of becoming a delinquent, gang member, or even a criminal in adulthood. Olweus (1992) found that if a child is a bully in the sixth grade he has a 60% chance of having a criminal conviction by the age of 24 years. Bullying behavior among students is a universal problem present in every school population. Bullying is defined as the intentional, repeated production of physical and/or psychological injury or discomfort upon another person who usually is unable to defend him/herself.
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Jon A Shaw
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- DOI 10.32474/PRJFGS.2018.01.000114
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