Rachel Roby

Students in chat rooms and online predators

http://unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/CV71.pdf

Wolak, Janis, David Finkelhor, and Kimberly Mitchell. "Internet-initiated Sex Crimes against Minors: 

     Implications for Prevention Based on Findings from a National Study." Journal of Adolescent 

     Health 35.5 (2004): n. pag. PDF file. 

This article features a study aimed at internet-initiated sex crimes against minors. By national survey and telephone interviews with law enforcement agencies it was discovered that 75% of victims of sexual offenses that originated with online encounters were 13-15 year old girls who met adult offenders in chat rooms, 99% of whom were male, with 76% being older than 25. This article describes how victims were targeted and how relationships developed. In addition to constructing this data, the article examines why the normal preventative messages we see about internet predators are ignored by juveniles. I appreciated that it emphasized the populations that were most likely to be victims including those with poor relationships with parents, loneliness and depression, gay or questioning boys, and compliant or statutory victims. I thought it was very interesting that the article drove home the point that prevention is not just about telling minors not to correspond with strangers or form relationships online with one they've never met before. According to this article that is widely ignored by juveniles because they emphasize the dangers of deception. In many of the cases featured, deception about sexual motives was uncommon. The article says the major challenge in prevention is that most in this study were willing to enter into voluntary relationships with unknown adults online. Instead of the standard preventative measures, it's suggested that teens know the publicity and embarrassment when the relationship becomes known. The responsibility now lies with health and prevention educators, law enforcement officials and parents to begin discussions in early adolescence. Because this article was featured in the Journal of Adolescent Health I do believe it is a very credible source on the topic within. I definitely agree with the approach to helping minors see what happens when you get involved in a relationship with an adult you've met online instead of just warning kids not to share personal information online. I believe that advice is outdated and frankly just going to be ignored by kids because social networking is such a large part of their social lives and in many cases can be beneficial. I also thought it was interesting that the article focused on what populations are more likely to be victims and that the predators don't necessarily match the image of a deceiving pedophile that we conjure up in our mind when thinking about internet-initiated sex crimes.

Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n1FaKZBNLU>

This video displays an interesting juxtaposition of victim and predator. It's short but I think it accurately describes what I found in my article. It portrays the right demographic with the victim being a young female adolescent and the predator, a male around the age of 25. The predator mentions that most girls are insecure and desperate for attention. I think this correlates with some of the populations described as victims in my article, teens that are lonely or depressed.

Shelby Myers

Shelby Myers-Cyber bullying

Annotated Bibliography



                                      

Bilton, Nick. "Name-Calling in the Virtual Playground." New York Times.(2014).    
       http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com. Web. 5 October 2014.


   This article was written to inform people of different apps that are being used to bully other people. The one app that is mostly talked about is called Secret, which was a six-week-old social app that connects people anonymously. It has also put the Silicon Valley in touch with its inner 10th grader and become a cyber-school yard for all manner of gossips inside the technology industry. Some people like Veronica Belmont, who is a video host and technology writer, and Aaron Durand, a photographer soon deleted this app because they don't need the hate in their life. It is said that cyber bullying is bad enough when you know who is doing it but it is even worse when the source is cloaked by design. To reduce negative comments, Secret has said that it is adding features that detect when people's names are typed into in messages and worn those who would include them to think before they post and users can have the ability to ban those who trash-talk others. I think that the author was a credible source because he was doing research and used the right resources to get his information. the article is also up to date because it was written in March 2014 and it gives you the names of the apps that are out there that people used to bully. I also think that this article is a good source to get information about how bullying is happening in different was by apps on our phones but I didn't get a great understanding of what the app Secret is and what you use it for. The author does a great job on getting the information out there about these apps and what is being done to correct the problems that cause bullying.



"The Cyber Bullying Virus." YouTube. http://youtube.com, March 22, 2012. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.

 

 

  This video talks and shows how cyber bullying is a virus and once one person does it then everyone else joins and makes it into a virus. It also shows how once the person who is the bully picks the victim the bully is the least expected and they are unaware of their own infection. Cyber bullying is spread through social media and many get hurt by it. It shows ways on how people need to stand up to bullies by protecting the one that is getting bullied so they don't get depressed or even worse commit suicide. This video is a great source and is very credible and up to date by it shows you how easy it is to cyber bully and how fast it spreads. I also think this is a great video to show those people who are bullying innocent victims that it is not great and it can seriously hurt someone so bad that they commit suicide. We need to put an end to cyber bullying and this video is a great way to teach everyone on how to do it.

Joel Roby

Cyber Bullying


 

Smith, Gina, Maria Minor, and Henry Brashen.”Cyberbullying in Higher Education: Implications and Solutions.”Walden University Publishing. 2014. Web. 01 Oct. 2014< http://www.publishing.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1098&context=jerap>

This article is a useful resource about cyber bullying. Although cyber bullying can happen in school from kindergarten to high school, it can also take place in postsecondary education. Bullying of any kind can be harmful to the victim but cyber bullying can be especially damaging because it can be more secretive and can go undetected by adults until it has gotten out of hand. The article was from Walden University, a well known and respected college. The sources, including the U.S. Department of Education, support the information stated in the article and so I believe it was accurate. The article was written in a factual way instead of full of opinions. This made it easier to back up the information by using other sources because it didn’t rely on emotional opinions that can cloud the issue. This article was written in 2014 so it contained information that was current and not outdated. Even though bullying has been around for a long time, it’s important to keep up to date because circumstances can change how bullying takes place like using technology. I thought the article was well written and had a lot of information that could be used to approach the problem with bullying whether with the bully, victim, parents, or even as a preventive resource in speaking to students in general.

Varjas, Kris, Jasmaine Talley, Joel Meyers, Leandra Parris, and Hayley Cutts. “High School Students’ Perceptions of Motivations for Cyberbullying: An Exploratory Study.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, Aug. 2010. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941365/>

This article was from the National Institute of Health and gave information about why students turn to cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is increasing but there’s a lot to learn about it. There are a lot of similarities about people who bully but when it comes to bullying and technology, many adults don’t approach this problem because they don’t feel comfortable with technology.  One of the most appealing reasons for cyber bullying is that the bully can remain anonymous. Even if the bully is identified many times he will feel freer to do and say things using technology that he would never do in person. This article was written to give a foundation on which other research can be done to help understand and deal with cyber bullying. I feel this article was accurate not only because it was from a “.gov” website but had a long list of reputable sources. This information was interesting and a very good approach to reaching out to people and encouraging them to advance the research that needs to be done to cope with this problem. With cyber bullying there are internal reasons but also external reasons and an understanding of this aspect of bullying will help teachers deal with it in the future.

"Cyber Bullying PSA Video 29,915 Views." Cyber Bullying PSA Video. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

When it comes to cyber bullying many victims are not telling anyone or telling people who don’t know what to do about it. This video focuses on how to help students who have been cyber bullied. It showed some helpful steps to take if you’re being victimized by this type of bullying. The video also identifies symptoms a person exhibits when being cyber bully. Cyber bullying can often make the victim seem alone and isolated because it is less public than traditional bullying. In the past bullying was done with a physical presence but the advancement of technology is changing this significantly. Bullying using cell phones and computers is on the increase, even some bullies making Web pages to attack their victims. This video stresses that the person is not alone and there is someone who can help. This video is up to date and accurate and I think can be effective because it’s a visual tool for understanding this problem. Bullying as well as cyber bullying is a learned behavior and can also be unlearned. Teachers, starting early in elementary school, can help by discussing that no one should bully, identifying both the bully and victim so both can learn how to deal with this issue.