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Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Agnew is a Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast, UK. Klappentext Drawing on empirical research and influential theoretical frameworks, this book provides a critical overview of the key regulatory issues concerning cyberbullying and sexting behaviours among young people. The author draws out a range of definitional and regulatory tensions associated with the peer-based behaviours by providing an in-depth analysis of the legislative frameworks and policies used to govern cyberbullying and sexting, both within the UK and internationally. In doing so, the imperative role of consent and the evidential challenges in identifying consent and coercion, in particular within a virtual context, are probed. In response to existing regulatory concerns, the book introduces a continuum which illustrates the wide range of sexting behaviours young people are presented with. Significantly, the continuum identifies key behavioural traits in differentiating between 'consensual', 'harmful' and potentially 'abusive' sexting behaviours. Finally, in analysing the myriad challenges presented to professionals working within child protection, welfare provision and youth justice, the book advocates for more informed and improved social and legal interventions and comprehensive education programmes. Vorwort A critical overview of the key regulatory issues concerning cyberbullying and sexting behaviours among young people. Zusammenfassung Drawing on two empirical studies and influential theoretical frameworks, this book provides a critical overview of the key regulatory challenges concerning cyberbullying and sexting behaviours among young people (persons under 18 years). The author explores issues such as conceptualising the behaviours, examining the prevailing presence of sexism, myths and stereotypes surrounding gender roles and identity, and the limitations of criminal law as an effective regulatory tool. In doing so, identifying peer-based sexting behaviours as part of a continuum of sexual behaviour is promoted alongside the need to consider interventions beyond the legal landscape and in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In the main, priority is given to non-legal responses and the need for more effective and comprehensive gender-sensitive education programmes. The book therefore provides a more developed conceptual understanding of sexting and cyberbullying behaviours among young people. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction2. Young People who Display Harmful Behaviours: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives3. Young People who Display Harmful Sexual Behaviour: A Review4. Narratives on 'Cyberbullying' Among Young People5. Narratives on Sexting Among Young People6. Peer-Based Sexting, Law and Issues of Consent7. Sexting Among Young People: A Continuum of Sexual Behaviour8. Cyberbullying and Sexting: Law and Policy9. Conclusion...
