By Robin M. Kowalski, Ph.D., Susan P. Limber, Ph.D., and Patricia W. Agatston, Ph.D.

Cyber bullying has become more prevalent through the use of e-mail, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems. Thus the challenges of safety must be addressed, and young people need to be informed.

This top-rated book explains the nature and prevalence of this epidemic, and provides educators, parents, psychologists and policy-makers with critical prevention techniques and strategies for effectively addressing electronic bullying.

The book also:

• examines the role of anonymity in electronic bullying
  
• includes feedback from focus groups and individual interviews with students and parents
  
• offers a handy reference with practical strategies for educators, parents, psychologists and policy makers about prevention and intervention of cyber bullying