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Is cyberbullying a crime?
Where to report cyberbullying?
If Cyberbullying a crime?
According to Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 :
Additional information is available at the US Depratment of Health and Human Services website devoted to subject of cyberbullying.
Where to report Cyberbullying?
First and foremost, a concerned parent or teacher must get in touch with the police and present evidence of cyberbullying. ``As has been recommended in this site, all cyberbullying evidence must be preserved and presented to the authorities along with complete disclosure of the episodes. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) jointly run the Internet Crime Control website, IC3.gov.
There are not-for-profit organizations that have created websites and call centers where concerned parents can report cyberbullying. Here is a list of such resources:
i. CyberTipLine.com: The congressionally mandated CyberTipline is a mechanism for online reporting of child sexual exploitation, including child pornography; online enticement of children for sex acts; child molestation; child sex tourism; child prostitution; and transmission of unsolicited obscene material to a child. Reports may be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week, online, at www.cybertipline.com, or by calling 1-800-843-5678.
ii. Cyberlawenforcement.org: Cyber Law Enforcement is a network of law enforcement officers specializing in cybercrime who assist victims of cybercrime..
View the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services's webisodes with your child and discuss in particular webisode #5 about cyberbullying.
Other sites that might be helpful:
Opinion Research Corporation.Cyberbully pre-teen.
Opinion Research Corporation. Cyberbully teen.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Agression is no longer limited to the school yard.