by Samuel C. McQuade III (Author), James P. Colt (Author), Nancy B. B. Meyer (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Samuel C. McQuade III, currently serves as the Professional Studies Graduate Program Coordinator at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former Air National Guard security officer, deputy sheriff and police officer, police organizational change consultant, National Institute of Justice Program Manager for the U.S Department of Justice, and Study Director for the Committee on Law and Justice at the National Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences. His textbook Understanding and Managing Cybercrime was published in 2006.

James P. Colt, is the Coordinator of School Safety and Security for the Monroe 1 BOCES school district. He is a former police officer employed by the State University of New York, and also served as a criminal justice instructor and school community safety specialist. He is the chair of the district-wide bullying prevention committee at Monroe 1 BOCES, and is an active member of the Monroe County Community Task Force on Bullying Prevention.

Nancy B. Meyer, is an established community activist against bullying and cyber bullying. She routinely travels throughout the U.S. and other nations where she interviews young people about their bullying experiences. She has worked in schools and conducted community workshops about bullying, and has offered counseling services to students and parents struggling to manage familial, school-related, treatment and legal issues stemming from incidents of bullying.

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