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Students at Loyola University New Orleans leading an anti-bullying campaign took home the university’s eighth national title in a public relations competition for college students—the Public Relations Student Society of America 2013 Bateman Case Study Competition. The Loyola Bateman team’s “Step Up, Reach Out!” campaign to stop bullying was chosen as the winner among 68 entries from colleges and universities nationwide. New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Students at Loyola...
NEWARK, N.J., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, May 20(th), Peace Islands Institute (www.peaceislands.org), a non-profit organization that promotes peaceful dialogue and cross cultural understanding, will host a conference on Cyber Bullying at Rutgers University, where student Tyler Clementi tragically took his own life after suffering emotional and physical trauma from cyber bullying. Speakers will include psychologists, experts on bullying, law enforcement officials,...
A new cyberstalking risk tool has been released for purchase by iPredator Inc. Developed by Michael Nuccitelli Psy.D., C.F.C., a New York State licensed psychologist and certified forensic consultant, the structured checklist is used for cyberstalking prevention, education, investigation and risk potential. Hudson Valley, New York (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 Cyberstalking is the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to monitor, harass and taunt others themed with implied or...
Kidpower, an internationally respected child safety advocacy and protection skills education nonprofit, launches its premiere summer institute this August in San Francisco to prepare educators and other professionals, volunteers, and parents with child safety advocacy and leadership skills to protect children from abuse, abduction and bullying within their schools, organizations, youth programs, communities and families. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 Kidpower, an internationally...
A study by David Finkelhor, Ph.D., of the University of New Hampshire, and colleagues updates estimates and trends for childhood exposure to a range of violence, crime and abuse victimizations. The study used the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence, which was based on a national telephone survey conducted in 2011. The participants included 4,503 children and teenagers between the ages of one month to 17 years. According to the results, 41.2 percent of children and youth...
Randomized controlled trial of popular recess program shows widespread benefits, including less bullying, more physical activity, and more time for teaching. PRINCETON, N.J., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study released today from Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University suggests that there may be more to recess than just a break in the school day. The randomized controlled trial of Playworks, a...
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Talk. They Hear You." a new national public service announcement (PSA) campaign that empowers parents to talk to children as young as nine years old about the dangers of underage drinking was launched today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The kickoff occurred in conjunction with SAMHSA's 2013 National Prevention Week--an annual health observance dedicated to increasing awareness of, and action...
The Kickin' It Kids AntiBullying, Leadership and Learning Center is the first of it kind embracing and supporting children from early childhood throughout the school years and social journey. Freehold, NJ (PRWEB) May 11, 2013 Muscle, Talent and Beauties unite in the fight to help eradicate an ever growing epidemic that is plaguing our youth and on May 18th they are going to stand together with community members and students for the Kickin’ It Kids Antibullying and Leadership Center...
A comprehensive cyberstalker identification tool has been released for purchase by iPredator Inc. Developed by Michael Nuccitelli Psy.D., C.F.C., a New York State licensed psychologist and certified forensic consultant, the Cyber Stalker Identification Interview (CSII) helps online users identify unknown cyberstalkers or compile the relevant data if the identity of the cyberstalker is known. Poughkeepsie, New York (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 The Cyberstalker is a criminal, deviant or disgruntled...
Retired attorney Ed Kaspar "decodes" the legal and psychological issues spawned by the bullying scourge. Positive approaches to depression, a byproduct of bullying are explored. Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Bullying Decoded is a new website dedicated to empowering victims of bullies. The site features blogs from former Law Review editor and author of BULLYING DECODED: The Economics of Abuse, Ed Kaspar. Legal theories on this subject are in a state of flux....
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Chicago police sergeant, Louis R. Vitullo, focused his career in the city's crime lab and eventually because chief microanalyst. He created an organized method by which to collect and analyze evidence in sexual assault cases. The tools necessary to follow this process are all contained together in a standardized kit, originally called a Vitullo kit. Today, they are more commonly referred to as SAEK or rape kits. Louis Vitullo died on January 3, 2006 at Good Shepherd Hospital in...
