Before the advent of the widespread use of the internet, bullying was confined to school grounds, classrooms, and backyards. Now, the virulence of bullying has taken on new meaning, as bullies take to the web to intimidate, harrass, embarrass, and offend others. Through email, cell phones, text messaging, and social networking sites, bullies can carry out their bullying in many cases without ever having to confront their victims, and often without consequence. Whereas the audiences for humiliation in the past was often limited to those who witnessed the bullying and perhaps talked to others about it, now, bullying takes place in cyberspace, where images and audio can be posted online for whole school communities to witness, discuss, and comment on. The social, psychological, and sometimes economic trauma experienced by victims can be devastating, and in some cases, cyber bullying has crossed the line and became a criminal act.

Because just about anyone can be the victim of cyber bullying, and because it often goes unreported, there are precious few resources available to victims, parents, teachers, and others interested in combatting this new form of bullying. This book provides, however, a thoroughly developed, well-researched analysis of cyber bullying - what it is, how it is carried out, who is affected, and what can and should be done to prevent and control its occurrence in society. The book captures the sensational, technological, and horrific aspects of cyber bullying while balancing these with discussion from perspectives about social computing, various academic disciplines, possibilities for public policy and legislation formulation, education, and crime prevention strategies. Using case examples throughout, readers will come away with a new sense of indignation for the victims and a better understanding of the growing problem and how to combat it.

在互联网广泛使用之前，欺凌行为只限于在校园、教室和后院。现在，欺凌的毒力有了新的含义，因为欺凌者在网络上恐吓、骚扰、羞辱和冒犯他人。通过电子邮件、手机、短信和社交网站，欺凌者可以在许多情况下实施欺凌，而不必与受害者面对面，而且往往没有后果。在过去，羞辱的对象往往仅限于那些目睹欺凌行为的人，也许会与其他人谈论此事，而现在，欺凌行为发生在网络空间，图像和音频可以被发布到网上，让整个学校社区见证、讨论和评论。受害者经历的社会、心理，有时还有经济上的创伤可能是毁灭性的，在某些情况下，网络欺凌已经越过了界限，成为一种犯罪行为。

由于几乎任何人都可能成为网络欺凌的受害者，并且由于它经常不被报告，所以受害者、父母、教师和其他对打击这种新形式的欺凌感兴趣的人可利用的资源非常少。然而，本书对网络欺凌进行了全面的发展和研究分析--它是什么，如何进行，谁受到影响，以及可以和应该做些什么来预防和控制它在社会上的发生。本书抓住了网络欺凌的轰动性、技术性和恐怖性，同时从社会计算、各种学术学科、公共政策和立法制定的可能性、教育和犯罪预防策略等角度进行了平衡。利用贯穿始终的案例，读者将对受害者产生一种新的愤慨感，并对日益严重的问题和如何打击它有更好的理解。

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