TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Forensic aspects and assessment of school bullying JO - Psychiatric clinics of North America A1 - Freeman, Bradley W. A1 - Thompson, Christopher A1 - Jaques, Cory SP - 877 EP - 900 VL - 35 IS - 4 N2 - This article describes school's obligations related to bullying behavior, the assessment of bullying students and their victims, the evaluation of claimed damages due to bullying, and potential interventions for both individuals and school systems to reduce the frequency of bullying behavior. This article assists evaluators when assessing youth who are involved in bullying behavior, either as victims or perpetrators. Key areas highlighted include an overview of bullying behaviors, legal issues related to a school's responsibility in preventing or curtailing bullying behaviors, important components of a bullying assessment, and proposed interventions to minimize bullying.
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LA - en SN - 0193-953X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2012.08.007 ID - ref1 ER -