...Youth at Risk Prevention Proposal – XYZ High School Anti-Bullying Program 20130228 Juvenile Justice Prevention Program Proposal Section 1. DESCRIBE THE TARGET GROUP The direct target group is the current freshman class at suburban middle class XYZ High School (XYZHS). Naturally, as the sophomore, junior, and senior classes matriculate through the school, they will be indirectly affected by the program and expected to hold true to the lessons and values taught in the anti-bullying curricula during their freshman year. The demographic for the direct and indirect target groups are as follows: • General Demographic o The population of residents ages 15 to 19 for the school district is 9,075 making up roughly 8.3 of the county population (Harnett County Schools, NC General Demographic Characteristics, n.d.). o Of the 108,885 residents, 71% are white, 23% are African American, 2% claim American Indian or Alaskan native as their race, 1.3% are Asian, 0.2% claim Pacific Islander, and 5.5% claim some other race (Harnett County Schools, NC General Demographic Characteristics, n.d.). o 9,171 residents or 8.4 of the county population are of Hispanic or Latino descent (Harnett County Schools, NC General Demographic Characteristics, n.d.). • Social Characteristics o Out of 39, 356 households, 1,130 are single fathers with kids under 18, and 3,918 are single mothers with kids under 18 (Harnett County Schools, NC Social Characteristics...
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...to upset or hurt another person –(the victim). The victim is the person that gets bullied. To be honest, bullying is just like a disease because you don’t make it happen and it does not just go away overnight. Bullying even makes you feel like you are sick or something is wrong with you! This , however, isn’t true at all. It is not your fault if you get bullied. Did you know that 900 thousand children get bullied everyday in Canada? Out of 5.2 million students! That means that 1 out of 5 students get bullied everyday! And people say that Canadians are too nice to be bullies! Many people are unaware of the bullying that happens around them. That just shows how bad it is. Here are some myths and facts about bullying: Myth number 1: “Bullying is just a stage, a normal part of life.” However, fact is – bullying is not a “normal” or socially acceptable behavior. We give bullies power by our acceptance of this behavior. Myth number 2: “If I tell someone, it will just make it worse.” Fact is: Research shows that bullying will stop when adults in authority and peers get involved. Myth number 3:”Just stand up for yourself and hit them back.” Fact however is: While there are some times when people can be forced to defend themselves, hitting back usually makes the bullying worse and increases the risk for serious physical harm. Myth...
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... Mechelle Harrison Bethel University Masters of Art in Conflict Resolution Susan Wells First, this student wants to comment on how she enjoyed being a cohort in the Master of Conflict Resolution (M.A.C.R.) program at Bethel University. The instructors were educated in their fields, patient, and kind. I am proud to say I earned this degree at Bethel University, and I know it will take my in the direction I am aiming for. I have different outlook on life, I am more confident, and satisfied with my decision. The fundamental principle of mediation is “Self Determination” and I plan to abide by this for the rest of my life. We learned how to deal with conflicts in the home, school, field, workplace, etc. We learned the five styles of conflict, “Collaboration”, both parties agree, “Accommodation”, make someone happy, “Competition”, power struggle, “Avoidance”, don’t deal with it, and “Compromise”, each side makes a concession. While studying these styles of conflict in class I reflected on my pass and present conflicts and understood the difference in how they were handled, not knowing there was a word for styles of conflict management at that time. We also learned the roles of in conflict management. You have the “negotiator” gets involved in creating a deal, “decision maker”, assist families in making vital decisions and keeping the channels of communication...
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...conditioning. Positive reinforcement after an aggressive act causes repetition of the act to again gain a reward. Bandura’s Bobo Doll Experiment revealed children who were exposed to aggressive models were more likely to show imitative aggressive behaviour. Bullying can occur anywhere where social interaction is prevalent. The social learning theory suggests bullying starts with anyone at anytime (generally bullies are aggressive, angry and coercive). Bullies are made not born- lack of empathy is a large component of what makes a bully. Those who experience bullying may consequently develop psychological issues, which then influence their society in being responsible for providing aid such as counselling and social repercussions. Solutions and prevention strategies Various strategies exist in attempt to rule out bullying and aggression, and range from advice to help short term bullying to counseling and mentoring for long-term effects. Prevention of becoming a victim can be achieved through learning to communicate effectively and building conflict resolution skills, assertiveness and self-respect. With these factors an individual should acquire the knowledge to recognise characteristics of bullying and accordingly handle the situation to prevent becoming a victim. Those already victims can avert further victimisation by, essentially, understanding...
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...BULLYING PROBLEM IN A NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL: AN EDUCATIONAL MANGER’S SOLUTION Abstract Bullying problem is pervasive and a serious concern for all stakeholders of education who desire to make school climate a safe haven. This paper is thus moved by this desire, to identify bullying and prevalence of bullying among secondary school students in Nigeria as a matter of urgent attention. The paper brings into concrete terms, bullying situation in Hibiscus College (pseudonym) a secondary school in Nigeria and prescribes a series of decision making process for solving the problem. These include, provision of helping services for schools; sensitization and capacity building of stakeholders in bullying detection and prevention; implementation of bully buster programme; and improvement of students’ level of compassion and empathy through empathy training. Introduction A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students enrolled in it. The main purpose of the school is to develop the student through knowledge acquisition, so that he/she may become a social being. By this, the student is expected to learn how to relate with fellow students, teachers and others in the school on the one hand, and to live in a harmonious way (by blending with societal values) in the society on the other hand. The school is also expected to be a place where students should feel safe and secure, and where they can count on being treated with respect. The reality, however, is that...
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...The African Symposium: An online journal of the African Educational Research Network MANAGING BULLYING PROBLEMS IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: SOME COUNSELLING INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION Oyaziwo Aluede Ambrose Alli University Abstract Bullying problem has remained pervasive and a going concern for all stakeholders of education who desire to make school climate a safe haven. This paper is moved by this desire, by bringing into context the meaning of bullying and prevalence of bullying around the globe. The paper further brings into perspective bullying situation in Nigeria and prescribes intervention for bullying prevention in schools. These include; provision of helping services for schools; sensitization and capacity building of stakeholders in bullying detection and prevention; implementation of bully buster programme; and improvement of students’ level of compassion and empathy through empathy training. Introduction A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students enrolled in it. The main purpose of the school is to develop the student through knowledge acquisition so that he/she may become a social being. By this, the student is expected to learn how to relate with fellow students, teachers and significant others in the school on the one hand, live in a harmonious way (by blending with societal values) in the society on the other hand. The school is also expected to be a place where students should feel safe and secure, and where they can count on being...
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...culture, sexuality) sexual harassment, intimidation, exclusion, physical assault and threats. In particular instances such as stalking, assault and threats, bullying becomes a criminal offence. It is a common issue considered to be a silent epidemic (McAvoy and Murtagh 2003) as victims feel intimidated or hopeless thus preventing incident reporting. Statistics show that approximately one in three employees are bullied with the highest prevalence in the education department, healthcare industry and government positions (Fields-Gregor 2013). The workplace bullying institute observed that there is a greater occurrence amongst women being victims, estimating 58% of the workplace whilst it was approximated that 68% of males are found to be “bullies” (Farmer 2011). There are a variety of factors influencing workplace bullying. According to the interagency round table on workplace bullying these factors include power, self-esteem, difference, perceived threat, organizational culture, organisational factors and working arrangements. Characteristics of a workplace that maybe more susceptible to workplace bullying include industries with unstructured work environments, lacking in supportive leaders and “poor people management skills” (Beswick et al 2006). Bullying is a problem that continues to linger within a workplace and has progressively become acceptable with the expectation of employees to be tolerable of such an environment. Industries with negative atmospheres condone behaviours...
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...effort to make a change, it is a cry for help. This person has come to realize that what they are doing is something that is not right. When this person knows that they need help everything needs to be done to make sure that this person gets all the help that they need to make them better. Someone who is a bully can change, it has to be up to them, to be able to make themselves better. There are a lot of times that it may be difficult to figure out who or what the bullying is. “During elementary school years, children depend on each other companionship, advice and self-validation, (Bojczyk, Shiner, & Shiner, 2012). Having an activity that will show the students how to prevent bullying and how not to become a bully is a great activity. As children mature into adults, they will often reflect back upon their lives and see what could have changed. It is often helpful to receive advice from others. The looking glass self refers to how people may think of others. A persons looking glass self is greatly impacted on of the agents of socialization are perceived or how a person thinks these agents of socialization perceive them. In Antonio’s case, he describes himself as a bully. He states that he gets into fights and has no friends. This does impact his looking glass self because the agents of socialization, his peers, teacher, and the school seem to make it clear that the bullying that he is doing is wrong. “A fundamentally sociological notion, answerability has profound implications...
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...and bullying being mentioned as a cause, it became more important to study why bullying has risen. We must study why there seem to be more bullies in the school system and what can be done to help protect the victims of bullies. When doing a quantitative research the aim is to determine the relationship between the independent variable and a dependent variable. Although an experimental research design is considered the strongest of all designs, a descriptive study would be less likely to have bias due to the number of participants. When surveying participants involved in bullying, statistics can show if intervention has helped with the bullying being done and victims of being bullied. Many questions are asked when it comes to bullying, such questions are: where is bullying most common? Who to tell when you are being bullied? What are the characteristics of bullies? What are the characteristics of victims of bullying? Does intervention help bullies as well as victims? But the main question asked, does intervention help bullies as well as victims? We may never know how many students are affected by bullies around the world, but the states can implement policies to help reduce the numbers and someday even prevent bullying in our schools all together. Bullying in our schools has gone on for many years with no apparent resolution....
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...Workplace bullying case study Problem definition: Workplace bullying, is the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior against a co-worker or subordinate. Workplace bullying can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation. It can come in different forms and shapes. • Unwarranted or invalid criticism • Blame without factual justification • Being treated differently than the rest of your work group • Being sworn at • Exclusion or social isolation • Being shouted at or being humiliated • Excessive monitoring or micro-managing • Being given work unrealistic deadline Justification for problem definition: Workplace bullies often operate within the established rules and policies of their organization and their society - Hence they follow the procedure. Bullying in the workplace is in the majority of cases reported as having been perpetrated by management - the impact is usually critical to both the individuals and the business. * Employees physical and mental health problems: * High stress; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) * Financial problems due to absence * Reduced self-esteem * Sleep and digestive disturbances * Increased depression/self-blame * Family tension and stress * Impact on Organizations: Each of the individual consequences listed above can be very costly for the organization. Costs of bullying generally...
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...more common in our society, teacher need to be more aware of the many types of bullying, how students are affected by bullying, how often students are being bullied and how to prevent bullying from occurring. With bullying happening in schools more frequently and at the elementary school level, it’s important that schools look into the types of anti-bulling programs available and start implementing them if there was a need for a prevention program at their school. Early intervention is critical as studies show there is a relationship between bullying and a student’s academic achievements. Bullying and the Effects of Academic Achievement In Elementary School Students Bullying, whether, direct or indirect is a physical or psychological intimidation that occurs repeatedly over time to create an ongoing pattern of harassment and abuse (Batsche & Knoff, 1994). Constant harassment and abuse puts a damper on an environment in which our children have the right to learn and feel safe. Formal research has shown that not only the students who bully, but the students being bullied have suffered lifelong negative consequences including a decline in academic achievement. Though most of the research has been conducted in other countries like Great Britain and Japan, bullying and its consequences has been addressed and discussed wherever a formal school environments exist (Banks, 2013). Our students of today are our future and we need them in class to stay connected to all of...
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...Bullying in Schools 1 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION EXPERIENCES, PERCEPTIONS, AND ATTITUDES OF THIRD GRADERS TOWARDS BULLYING A RESEARCH REPORT RESEARCH ADMIN 5163 BY Jimmy C. Clark. PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS 2008 Bullying in Schools 2 Table of Contents Page Abstract……………………………………………………………………………3 Chapter 1. Statement of the Problem Introduction-Background and Content………………………………………….5 Statement of the Problem……………………………………………………...10 Purpose of the Study…………………………………………………………..11 Research Questions…………………………………………………………....11 Null Hypothesis………………………………………………………………..11 Significance of the Problem…………………………………………………....11 Operational Definition………………………………………………………….12 Chapter 2. Review of Literature……………………………………………………12 Chapter 3. Method…………………………………………………………………...20 Identification of the Research……………………………………………………20 Design……………………………………………………………………………20 Target Population………………………………………………………………..21 Sample of Participants…………………………………………………………...22 Sampling of Procedure…………………………………………………………..22 The Instrument…………………………………………………………………...23 Statistical Techniques……………………………………………………………27 Summary of Research Procedure………………………………………………..27 References……………………………………………………………………………28...
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...Police History Brett Hanson CJA/211 August 7, 2009 Sarah Plies Police History The image of a uniformed police officer is so ingrained into our system today that it's easy to think of the cops as an institution used to stop crime. It may be surprising that the idea of police officers as we know them is an extremely young concept, dating back to only the 19th century. As did most governmental institutions, law enforcement agencies in society evolved slowly over time. In the ancient societies, there was no law enforcement of any kind there were only families and clans that took it upon themselves to take revenge against those who may have inured or offended or killed one of their own. The idea of crime prevention was almost nonexistent in the early history of law enforcement and criminology. During the early history of policing, individual citizens were largely responsible for maintaining law and order among themselves. Those who served as a judge or jury did so voluntarily and were not paid for their services. This loosely-based system of social control worked quite well for centuries, particularly in more rural and less populated regions. However, the late 1700's and early 1800's saw a population explosion in major cities in the United States and England. Riots and civil unrest was common, and it became increasingly clear that there was a need for a more permanent and professional form of law enforcement that would carry the official authority of the government. The...
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...Stopbullying.gov (2013), “Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involve a real or perceived power imbalance” (p. 1). The aggressive behaviors, children, use to bully others, are verbal attacks such as name-calling, making threats, physical and exclusion from the group. Acts of bullying take place at various locations like schools, in public places, and on the Internet. Internet bullying is called cyber-bullying where children and teens use the worldwide web (WWW) to attack another with written words for all to see. “Stopbullying.gov (2013) states, Nationwide, 14.8% of students get electronically bullied, including being bullied through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, websites, or texting, during the 12 months before the survey” (p. 9). Bullying has always been referred to as something children do. However, in a recent study adults in the workplace are also involved in bullying. Home Life and Stability The home life of a child has an impact on his or her life. Children and teens, who experience a home life where verbal and physical abuse or lack of emotional connection occurs, are prone to continue the abuse into adulthood. Holt, M. K., et al., (2009) state, “… parents may influence their child’s bullying involvement, they should be included in prevention efforts, and toward that end, more needs to be understood about parent attitudes toward and awareness of bullying” (p.43). Struggles with Identity As children and teens...
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