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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Responding to cyberbullying: the case for family conferencing |
Author: | Langos, C. Sarre, R. |
Citation: | Deakin Law Review, 2015; 20(2):299-319 |
Publisher: | School of Law, Deakin University |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
ISSN: | 1321-3660 1835-9264 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Colette Langos, Rick Sarre |
Abstract: | Cyberbullying is a form of anti-social conduct which is best understood as an online social relationship problem. Because of our growing understanding of the phenomenon, we can now see that any socio-legal response should envisage, therefore, a relationship solution. This article considers how one diversionary criminal justice process is particularly well suited to responding to incidents of cyberbullying where juveniles are involved yet which are deemed to be sufficiently serious to attract a potential criminal penalty. It explores, specifically, the option of family conferences (facilitated by youth justice co-ordinators) within the South Australian youth court framework. It concludes that both young cyberbullies and young victims of cyberbullying may benefit from alternatives to a retributive justice process, given that the primary focus of family conferencing is the repair of harm and the restoration of relationships. |
Keywords: | cyberbulling justice socio-legal criminal justice |
Rights: | © The Author(s) |
DOI: | 10.21153/dlr2015vol20no2art525 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.21153/dlr2015vol20no2art525 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 7 Law publications |
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