Pap & Patch's Book!!

Exciting news: Pap & Patch's first book, "Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying," will be available beginning August 5th!

Here's what the publisher has to say about this book:

Cyberbullying is the intentional and repeated act of causing harm to others through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices. The authors help educators understand the potential consequences of this deliberate behavior and present strategies for effective identification, prevention, and response.

Focusing on the way technology can facilitate or magnify bullying behavior, this comprehensive resource offers information, guidelines, and resources to give students the protection they need. Written by leading experts, this groundbreaking book offers the voices of youth affected by or involved in real cyberbullying incidents and includes:

• Illustrations of what cyberbullying looks like
• Tips for identifying cyberbullies or targets
• "Breakout boxes" highlighting hundreds of anti-cyberbullying strategies
• A review of current research and legal rulings
• Strategies for responsible social networking
• Follow-up reflection questions in each chapter
• Guidelines for working with parents and law enforcement

"Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard" is available for pre-ordering on Amazon here.

Congrats to Pap and Patch!!

Congrats to Pap

A big shout out to Pap, who was just named his institution's 2007-2008 Creative Scholar of the Year at the Assistant Professor Level.

Congratulations to Dr. Huginkiss!

Her bound dissertation is now on my bookshelf. She's in good company--the tomes written by Drs. Scooby, Patch, Velma & Pap up there as well.

(Funny, I don't seem to have one for the NYKid--I distinctly remember serving on that committee. I must have left it at home on the coffee table, where I read it nightly over a glass of wine.)

Congrats to Velma!

Our Velma has received the 2008 Tori Caeti Young Scholar Award from the Juvenile Justice Section of ACJS! "The award is intended to recognize young scholars who have made significant contributions to the field of juvenile justice." I was initially on the selection committee but bowed out when I saw she was one of the nominees.

Congratulations, superstar!

Kudos for MSU-SCJ

While reading yesterday's Detroit Free Press, I spied this quote, featured in the "She/He Said It" blurb, from one of MSU-SCJ's very own:

"In our policing system and in our justice system, wealth does have an impact. Wealth buys publicists. Wealth buys lawyers for both sides."

Carol Zimmermann, a visiting [assistant] professor of criminal justice at Michigan State University, discussing last week the impact money has on the justice system.

Good stuff!

Congrats, Dr. H

Please extend your congrats to Dr. H for participating in commencement this weekend. Way to go! All of the members of the original group are now done - amazing.