Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Ramona S. McNeal (University of Northern Iowa, USA), Susan M. Kunkle (Kent State University, USA), and Mary Schmeida (Kent State University, USA)

Indexed In: SCOPUS

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781522552857

EISBN13: 9781522552864

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5285-7

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As the digital world assumes an ever-increasing role in the daily life of the public, opportunities to engage in crimes increase as well. The consequences of cyber aggression can range from emotional and psychological distress to death by suicide or homicide.

Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that examines cyber aggression and bullying and policy changes to combat this new form of crime. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as anti-bullying programs, cyberstalking, and social exclusion, this book is geared towards academicians, researchers, policy makers, and students seeking current research on cyberstalking, harassment, and bullying.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Aggressive Behavior
Anti-Bullying Programs
Cyber Bullying
Cyberstalking
Online Activities
Online Aggression
Social Exclusion

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Ramona McNeal is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa. Her chief research interests include e-government, telehealth, cybercrimes and campaign finance reform. She also studies the impact of technology on participation, including its relationship to voting, elections, and public opinion. She has published work in numerous journals including Journal of Information Technology & Politics, Social Science Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, Public Administration Review, Political Research Quarterly and State Politics and Policy Quarterly. She is a co-author of Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society and Participation (MIT Press, 2007) with Karen Mossberger and Caroline Tolbert.

Susan Kunkle ’s professional career in the justice system has spanned over 5 decades, 35 of those years as a full-time employee, and includes involvement with the federal bureau of prisons, numerous juvenile courts, and a multi-jurisdictional system of juvenile residential and treatment facilities. She has an extensive record of community service with a focus on children at risk and children in the child welfare system and she has received several community awards and acknowledgements for her efforts. She is currently an Associate Professor and Internship Coordinator for the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Kent State University She has presented at numerous conferences including the annual meeting of the International Corrections and Prison Association (2019) in Argentina where she spoke on training needs for women who work as correctional officers; the UN Committee on the Status of Women (2022); and on several panels and round tables for the American Society of Criminology and the Midwest Political Science Association. Her publications include Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities with Ramona McNeal and Mary Schmeida (IGI Global, 2018) and several book chapters in multiple publications.

Mary Schmeida is a public policy expert who has served in several key research positions. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science, Public Policy Analysis and Design, from Kent State University, Ohio, USA. She has held several faculty appointments in public and private Universities. Her works are published in books and academic journals, including Government Information Quarterly, Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, and Journal of Health Policy and Technology. She is a co-author of Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities, with Ramona McNeal and Susan Kunkle (IGI Global, 2018).

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