Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed)
Professor James O'Higgins Norman:
I think we avoid trying to criminalise children who behave in that way. Our submission is based on research with young people, including children and teenagers. I certainly believe that in the case of adults, a level of cyberbullying should be criminalised. In the case of children, we should look for other remedies because of the reduced responsibility.
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