CRMN 3021U Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cybercrime, Chat Room
3 May 2018
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Week 6 Cyber Crime
Cesaroni, C., Downing, S., Alvi, S. (2012) Bullying Enters the 21st Century? Turning a
Critical Eye to Cyber-bullying Research. Youth Justice. 12:3, 199-211.
The authors of this article speak to the fourth form of cybercrime, Cyberviolence.
Cyberbullying has been an issue for over a decade and it is only getting worse. Cyberbullying is
harassment through means of electronics and social networks; it can occur through text
messages, yet with the way society operates in current day, it most commonly occurs through use
of social networks. Cyberbullying includes, but is not limited to: rumours, racial remarks, threats,
and the release of information. One of the main issues with cyberbullying is the ability for the
“bully” to hide behind a screen, causing them to make harsher remarks online than they would in
person. This among with other varying factors, causes cyberbullying to be worse than traditional
in-person bullying.
Smith, P., Mahdavi, J., Carvalho, M. (2006) An Investigation into Cyberbullying,Its Forms,
Awareness and Impact, and the Relationship Between Age and Gender in Cyberbullying.
The authors of this article begin by examining the definition of cyberbullying and which
actions fall under the name. In total, there are seven sub-categories of cyberbullying. These
include: bullying through text, using photos as a form of bullying, phone harassment, email
bullying, chat room bullying, IM bullying, and social media bullying. These seven forms of
bullying fall under the definition of cyberbullying: forms of bullying using electronic devices.
This form of bullying is becoming more and more prominent as it allows users to bully from a
distance, which makes it easier to say harsh things and harder to get caught. A survey was
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Document Summary
The authors of this article speak to the fourth form of cybercrime, cyberviolence. Cyberbullying has been an issue for over a decade and it is only getting worse. Cyberbullying is harassment through means of electronics and social networks; it can occur through text messages, yet with the way society operates in current day, it most commonly occurs through use of social networks. Cyberbullying includes, but is not limited to: rumours, racial remarks, threats, and the release of information. One of the main issues with cyberbullying is the ability for the. Bully to hide behind a screen, causing them to make harsher remarks online than they would in person. This among with other varying factors, causes cyberbullying to be worse than traditional in-person bullying. Smith, p. , mahdavi, j. , carvalho, m. (2006) an investigation into cyberbullying,its forms, Awareness and impact, and the relationship between age and gender in cyberbullying.
