title: Forensic aspects and assessment of school bullying.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Child Adolescent Division, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1601 23rd Avenue South, Suite 3023, Nashville, TN 37212, USA. bradley.w.freeman@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Bradley W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Cory
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jaques
mesh_terms: D058445:Bullying / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012574:Schools / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*