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In the first systematic account of judicial rulings striking down cyberbullying laws in the United States and Canada, Sympathy for the Cyberbully offers an unapologetic defense of online acid-tongued disparagers and youthful and adult sexters. In the first decade of the 21st century, legitimate concerns about the harmful effects of cyberbullying degenerated into a moral panic. The most troubling aspect of the panic has been a spate of censorship—the enactment of laws which breach long-standing constitutional principles, by authorizing police to arrest and juries to convict, and schools to suspend, individuals for engaging in online expression that would be constitutionally protected had it been communicated offline. These hastily drawn statutes victimize harsh critics of elected officials, scholars, school officials and faculty, distributors of constitutionally protected pornography, adolescents "talking smack," and teens who engage in the consensual exchange of nude images, even in states where teens of a certain age enjoy the right to engage in sexual relations. The victims' stories are told here

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Chapter 1 THE CONCEPT OF STAGING -- WHAT IS STAGING OR A STAGED CRIME SCENE? -- HISTORIC AND FAMOUS EXAMPLES -- HOW MANY STAGED SCENES? -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 2 MOTIVES AND TYPES OF STAGING -- MOTIVES -- FALSE STATEMENTS -- CATEGORIZING STAGED SCENES -- PRIMARY STAGING -- Chapter 3 AD HOC PRIMARY STAGED SCENES -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 4 PREMEDITATED PRIMARY STAGED SCENES -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 5 SECONDARY STAGING -- MODUS OPERANDI (MO) -- PERSONATION -- DEPERSONALIZATION -- UNDOING -- BODY POSING -- RITUALISTIC OR SYMBOLIC? -- Chapter 6 TERTIARY OR INCIDENTAL SCENE ALTERATIONS -- Chapter 7 VICTIMOLOGY -- RISK FACTORS -- SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA -- HIGH-RISK VICTIMS -- MODERATE OR MEDIUM-RISK VICTIMS -- LOW-RISK VICTIMS -- OFFENDER RISK -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 8 INVESTIGATING STAGED SCENES -- RED FLAGS -- OVERALL NATURE OF THE REPORT -- CHANGING DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENED -- TIMING OF THE EVENTS -- COINCIDENCES -- OVERALL REACTIONS BY THE "VICTIM" TO THE EVENT -- METHOD OF ENTRY -- FORENSIC FINDINGS -- PHYSICAL INJURIES -- OFFENDER BEHAVIORS -- OFFENDER RISK -- HOW PREPARED WAS THE OFFENDER TOCOMMIT THE CRIME? -- VICTIMOLOGY -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 9 STAGED PROPERTY CRIME SCENES -- BURGLARY -- POINT OF ENTRY -- THE SEARCH -- COMMERCIAL BURGLARS -- BURGLARY RED FLAGS -- Chapter 10 ROBBERY, KIDNAPPING, AND PERSONAL INJURY -- ROBBERY -- STAGED KIDNAPPINGS -- CARJACKING -- PERSONAL INJURY -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 11 ACCIDENTAL DEATH STAGED SCENES -- ACCIDENTAL DEATH -- VEHICLE ACCIDENTS -- DEATHS FROM ACCIDENTAL FALLS -- ACCIDENTAL FIRES -- DROWNING -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 12 INTERRUPTED BURGLARIES AND HOMEINVASIONS -- BURGLARY -- Chapter 13 HOMICIDE STAGED AS SUICIDE -- 1. You Cannot Rationalize an Irrational Act. -- 2. There Is No Such Thing as a Too Painful Way to Commit Suicide. -- RISK FACTORS TO SUICIDE -- INVESTIGATIVE CONSIDERATIONS.

Multilateral Negotiation and Mediation: Instruments and Methods is a collection of papers that covers various areas of concerns in international mediation and negotiation. The materials examine the several aspects negotiation and mediation. The title first covers negotiations with security councils, and then proceeds to tackling regional and inter-regional negotiations. Next, the selection deals with the small-state factor in dispute settlement. The text also talks about disarmament negotiations and north-south negotiations. The last chapter covers international law and negotiation. The book w

"In 1908, a remarkable direction in community learning began in Boston and spread across the country, becoming the Open Forum lecture movement. These locally planned, trans-denominational lectures, followed by periods for questions, were characterized as "the striking of mind upon mind." This study recovers the movement and shows what can be applied to our time. George W. Coleman brought a deep commitment to free speech in developing the Forum and Mary Caroline Crawford was essential in implementing it. Understanding this initiative broadens our awareness of personal and community courage and democratic planning. We can regain this informed, reflective, respectful approach, and achieve an America "to be"--a democracy in the making"--Publisher's website