BULLYING-

A Case Study
Presenters:
Lala Rukh Ramal
Fatima Iqbal
Mehwish Baig
Saqib Bashir
Jhanzaib Sadiq

Social Issues in Public Policy

 CONTENT

Case Studies
Bullying as a Situation In
Introduction from around
Social Issue Pakistan
the Globe

Video Recommend
a-tions
 What is
Bullying?
Bullying is when people
repeatedly and intentionally
use words or actions
against someone or a group
of people that intends to
cause physical, social and
psychological harm.
These actions are usually
done by people who have
more influence or power
over someone else, or who
want to make someone else
feel less powerful or
helpless.
 Bullying has three main features:
Features
1. It involves a misuse of power
in a relationship
2. It is ongoing and repeated
3. It involves behaviours that
can cause harm

Cyberbullying
When someone uses the Internet,
a smartphone, or other
technology to harass, threaten,
embarrass, or target another
person, this is called
cyberbullying. If an adult is
involved in the harassment this
is called cyber-harassment.
Examples of cyberbullying
include posting hurtful images,
making online threats, and
sending hurtful emails or texts
Types
Verbal bullying
Physical bullying Social Bullying
People use words,
It occurs when Social bullying also statements, and name-
people use physical referred as relational calling to gain power
actions to gain bullying, is carried out and control over a
power and control behind the bullied target. Verbal bullies
over their targets. person's back. It is use continuous insults
Physical bullies designed to harm to criticize, degrade,
tend to be bigger, someone's social and hurt another person.
stronger, and more reputation and cause They choose their
aggressive than disgrace. targets based on the
their target way they look, act, or
behave. It’s also
common for verbal
bullies to target special
people.
 Bullying is one of the most dangerous issues
which has affected everybody in one way or
another.
and has been an ongoing issue within different

Bullying as a sectors across our nation for many years

social problem Bullying is not only limited to schools or social

relationships among children. Bullying in many
forms can be found in a variety of relationships
among adults as well.

Every 7 minutes an individual is bullied

 Causes of
bullying
Feeling powerless in their own lives

Bullies are often jealous or frustrated with the

person they are bullying

Bullies come from a dysfunctional families

Looking for attention

Lack of understanding or empathy

 Effects of bullying
° Bullying can effect anyone, those who are bullied, those who bully and those who witness bullying.
° Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use and
suicide.
 People who are Bullied:
° Research has found that children and adolescents who have been bullied can experience negative
psychological, physical and academic effects and these effects can last long into their future:
° Depression
° Low-self Esteem
° Suicidal thoughts
° Alcohol and drug use
° Sleep disorders
° Health problems
° Poor Grades
 People who bully

People who intentionally bully others should

be held accountable for their actions
These effects include :

-Getting into frequent fights -Drink alcohol

-Carry a weapon -Report poor grades
-Smoking
 People who witness bullying
Research has found that bullying witnesses experience anxiety and insecurity
based on their own fears of retaliation.
Effects may include feeling:
• Fearful
• Powerless to act
• Guilty for not acting
• Tempted to participate
 According to a study done among 25 countries,
Pakistan takes 22nd place for cyber-bullying

The Intensity of A 30 day study conducted in 2009 by the

the Issue! Ministry of Health in collaboration with WHO
stated the prevalence of bullying victimization
to be

45.1% among male students and 35.5% among

female students
 Laws Against Bullying
° Article 14 of the Constitution of Pakistan:
“Inviolability of dignity of man, etc”
° The dignity of man and, subject to law, the privacy of home, shall be inviolable.
° No person shall be subjected to torture for the purpose of extracting evidence.
 10A: Hate speech.- “Whoever
prepares or disseminates information
through any information system or Prevention of
device that advances or is likely to Electronic
advance inter-faith, sectarian or Crimes Act 2016
racial hatred, shall be punished with (PECA)
imprisonment for a term which may
extend to seven years or with fine or
with both.”
 Anti-Bullying Policy- Nishat Group of Schools and
Colleges Pakistan
° Submit report (verbally or in writing) immediately after the incident.
° The Principal, for his convenience, can also appoint any member of the
Administration or Faculty to the Discipline Committee which can investigate any
malpractice or incident, and will report back to the Principal.
° Pupils’ parents are also encouraged to report any harassment or student bullying to
the Principal. They may report their complaint verbally or in writing, or by a
telephone call.
It is evident that the issue of bullying is
not addressed in Pakistan with the The need to
consideration it should be Address
The legislation of laws related to
bullying is vital in order to protect the Bullying in
victims of such an act.
It is the responsibility of government,
the Country
educational institutes and civil society
to combat with an act of bullying.
How Rape Threats Over These Photos Of
Malala Are Much More Dangerous Than
Just Harmless Internet Trolling.
Florida Teen Brags About Making A Girl Commit Succeed Who Was Bullied:

° Two Florida girls -- 12 and 14 -- were arrested on felony charges on October 16,
2013 for taunting 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick, who jumped to her death from an
abandoned cement factory tower last month.
° One suspect even atrociously bragged on Facebook: “I bullied Rebecca and (sic)
she killed herself.” Rebecca was harassed for months by as many as 15 girls
through online message boards, Instagram and text messages.
° Now, justice will be served as these two will be tried for their heinous crime. The
parents risk being implicated as well, to set an example that parents cannot be
negligent of such atrocious torment.
Special Needs Eighteen-year-old Shea Shawhan of Plano,
Texas, suffered a severe brain injury at birth, and
Teen now has the mental capacity of an 8-year-old
Receives She is also the victim of bullying by many of her
Disgusting peers at Plano West Senior High School.
and Cruel She receives text messages from fake phone
Text numbers that range from cruel to frightening, as
Messages one went so far as threatening to kill Shea.
from Now, her mother sits with her at lunch at school
Classmates in order to protect her from other students and
keep her company.
 WHAT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DO AGAINST BULLYING?

° At the moment, all state-funded schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are required by
law to have an anti-bullying or behaviour policy
° This contain a definition of bullying, procedures to follow if problems arise and details of
appropriate sanctions
° America is leading in examining the link between mental health and bullying, with the American
Psychological Association researching both the wellbeing of the individual who is bullying, as
well as the person targeted
° This includes proactive techniques such as circle time, where children sit together and take it in
turns to participate in a discussion or activity, school councils and the training of lunchtime
supervisors, as well as intervention strategies such as restorative justice and assertive discipline.
 ANTI BULLYING
LAW IN INDIA
Government of India in order to stop bullying has enacted a regulation called “UGC Regulations
on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009” which has been
applied to all the colleges or higher education institutions.

The objective of the regulation clearly states :

“toeliminate ragging in all its forms from universities, deemed

universities and other higher education institutions in the country by
prohibiting it under regulations, preventing its occurrence and punishing
those who indulge in ragging as provided for in the regulations and the
appropriate law in force”.
 Bullying
Interviews

The people who were a victim

of bullying were interviewed

Interviews were conducted on

campus as well as off campus
 Female victims were not
willing to give interviews

Limitations of the
Interviews:
Interview results can not be
generalized to the overall
population
 Outcome of the Interviews
° Victims of bullying don’t ask for help because:
(a) They think there are no rules or policies that can help eradicate this issue.
(b) They fear that if they complain about the bully, it might provoke even more bullying.

° Minimal role of school/university/workplace administration.

° Help line or complaint centers can help the victims
° Awareness campaigns and seminars
° Parenting and counseling
 Recommendation
s
• Set clear and enforceable rules and expectations - Age-
appropriate rules allow a student to know what
behavior is expected.
• Have open communication - Communication is key to
building rapport.
• Adequate reporting systems – timely reporting of an
incident may help save the victim.
• Awareness among students and employees about cyber
bullying laws and policies – seminars, lectures etc.
 
INSTEAD OF THANKING YOU….

1- Register a Complaint through FIA

FIA National Response Center for Cyber Crimes(NR3C).
2-  Lodge a report via IC3
3- The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC)
To the rescue!!
4- Madadgaar National Helpline