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harassment  

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  • Harassment is a general term used to describe victimization that is characterized by an imbalance of power between the perpetrator and the victim.Harassment in a school context involves victimization of a peer by a peer. Harassment may also refer to victimization of a child by an adult (and, in rare cases, victimization of an adult perpetrated by a child or adolescent). [Source: Encyclopedia of School Psychology; Harassment]

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