A review of cyberbullying legislation in Qatar: Considerations for policy makers and educators

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• 作者：Mairé ; ad Foody^a ; Muthanna Samara^a ; ^{M.Samara@Kingston.ac.uk} ; Aiman El Asam^a ; Hisham Morsi^b ; Azhar Khattab^b
• 关键词：Bullying ; Cyberbullying ; Victimization ; Legislation ; School policy ; Children
• 刊名：International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January-February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：50
• 期：Complete
• 页码：45-51
• 全文大小：305 K
• 卷排序：50

文摘

Cyberbullying is a worldwide problem affecting mental health, education, safety and general well-being for individuals across the globe. Despite the widespread availability of the Internet, research into prevalence rates of cyberbullying in Qatar is lacking and legislating for the crime has been slow to develop. Recently there have been some positive initiatives in the country such as a Cybercrime Prevention Law, the development of a National ICT Strategy, and a website detailing safe practice guidelines for Internet usage. However, the implementation and usage of these initiatives are still limited and there is a lack of awareness of cyberbullying in Qatar. As a result, the risk factors and consequences among school-aged children are unknown. The current paper presents an evaluation of the legislative and public policy solutions to cyberbullying available in Qatar, and outlines the critical challenges that could potentially face educators in shaping best practice guidelines for the future.