Law and Legislation:
this tab covers the legal aspects of bullying.
Social Aspects:
this tab covers the school, workplace and psychological aspects and includes breaking news.
Definition:
BULLY:
1a : a blustering, browbeating person especially : one who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable tormented by the neighborhood bully. b : pimp. 2 : a hired ruffian.
BULLYING:
verb gerund or present participle: bullying
seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable).
“her 11- year-old son has been constantly bullied at school”
CYBERBULLYING:
noun
the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
“children may be reluctant to admit to being the victims of cyberbullying”
Law and Legislation:
this tab covers the legal aspects of Domestic Violence
Social Aspects:
this tab covers the moral, ethical, societal and religious views and includes breaking news.
Definition of Domestic Violence:
Violent or aggressive behavior within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner.
Domestic violence (also called intimate partner violence (IPV), domestic abuse, battered women, or relationship abuse) is a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship.
Definition of Child Abuse:
“Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation”; or “An act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.”
Definition of Elder Abuse:
“Elder abuse is an intentional act, or failure to act, by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult.”
Definition of Family violence:
- any act committed by one family or household member against another family/household member that is:
- intended to cause:
- physical harm;
- bodily injury, which is defined as physical pain, illness, or damage to your physical condition;
- assault; or
- sexual assault; or
- a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of:
- physical harm;
- bodily injury, which is defined as physical pain, illness, or damage to your physical condition;
- assault; or
- sexual assault.
- intended to cause:
