Peter Jon Mitchell appears before the Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House of Commons to discuss cyberbullying

Bill C-273: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cyberbullying)

February 27, 2013 | by Peter Jon Mitchell
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Endnotes

  1. Copeland, W.E., et al (2013) Adult psychiatric outcomes of bullying and being bullied by peers in childhood and adolescence. JAMA Psychiatry published online on February 20th, 2013.
  2. Neufeld, G. (2012, Oct. 24). Bullies: Their making and unmaking. A presentation for the Centre of Excellence for Behavioural Management of the Riverside School Board, Montreal.
    For a summary of Neufeld’s comments see Mitchell, P.J. (2012, Nov. 22) Want fewer bullies? Expert calls for actively engaged parents. Ottawa: Institute of Marriage and Family Canada. Retrieved from http://www.imfcanada.org/sites/default/files/ereview_November_22_12_0.pdf
  3. MacKay, W. and Hughes, E. (2012, February 29) The legal dimensions of bullying and cyberbullying. Appendix I Respectful and responsible relationships: there’s no app for that. The report of the Nova Scotia Task Force on Bullying and Cyberbullying. p.9.
  4. T. Holt as quoted in US cyberbullying laws do little to deter behaviour, expert says (2008, Dec. 17) The Guardian. Retrieved online from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/17/cyberbullying-laws-myspace-stalking
  5. Patchin, J.W. (2010, Oct. 12) Most cyberbullying cases aren’t criminal. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved from http://cyberbullying.us/blog/most-cyberbullying-cases-arent-criminal.html