Research on Youth Exposure to, and Management of, Cyberbullying Incidents in Australia. Part C: An Evidence-base Assessment of Deterrents to Youth Cyberbullying. Appendix C: Findings of Research with Youth

The Australian Government Department of Communications commissioned the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at the UNSW Australia, the University of South Australia, the University of Western Sydney, and the Young and Well CRC to research youth exposure to, and management of, cyberbullying incidents in Australia. The research aims to provide the Australian Government with evidence relating to the desirability of whether to create a new, separate cyberbullying offence and in its consideration of a new civil enforcement regime for instances where the victims and cyberbullies are Australian minors at the time of the incidents. The methods employed in this research were designed to maximise stakeholder reach and engagement. This appendix presents the detailed methodology and findings of a crowdsourcing survey that examined the awareness and understanding of young people (aged 15-24) in relation to the potential criminality of cyberbullying, appropriate penalties, the range of sentencing options and the deterrent impact of these. The survey also explored perspectives about where young people should be able to find information about cyberbullying. A national youth crowdsourcing campaign (survey) was conducted between 17 February and 7 April 2014 to explore these issues. The findings in this appendix support the Part C Report: An evidence-based assessment of deterrents to youth cyberbullying. The findings of the adult engagement component of this research are presented separately in Appendix B to the same Report.