| There is much recent interest in the prevention of bullying and the
development of anti-bullying programs, in part as a prevention strategy for
violence. However, there is not a great deal of information about the
relationship of bullying to other proscribed delinquent behavior, including
other aggression and violence. Thus, is it uncertain to what extent
bullying, especially when considered with other known risk factors, is
itself a risk factor for subsequent violence. Using developmental data from
the Denver Youth Survey, this presentation examines (1) the prevalence of
bullying at different ages in a high-risk sample (2) the concurrent
relationship of bullying to other forms of delinquency including violent
behavior, and (3) the relationship of bullying during childhood to
subsequent delinquency and violence during adolescence.
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Updated 05/20/2006