Breaking the cycle

Over the last decade or so there has been a vast increase in literature on countering bullying in schools. A significant proportion of it has focussed on what can be done to reduce its prevalence. Recently, researchers have begun to examine whether the anti-bullying programs and intervention strategies that have been produced and implemented in schools have actually worked. The verdict is that they have been modestly successful. It has been estimated that anti-bullying programs have, on average, reduced bullying by around 20 per cent in schools where they have been employed and rigorously...

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