Citation

Cesaroni C, Downing S, Alvi S. Youth Justice 2012; 12(3): 199-211.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, National Association for Youth Justice, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1473225412459837

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Current concerns around cyber-bullying emphasize child-victims and have prompted calls for understanding and reaction to an alleged new type of child-offender. Though there is little doubt that cyber-bullying is a phenomenon with potential for real harm, there remain a number of critical gaps in the cyber-bullying literature. This article has two primary goals: a) to confront some methodological issues surrounding the study of cyber-bullying; and b) to draw attention to the potential of established criminological theories of delinquency for explaining cyber-bullying.

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency