Cyber Bullying Among Law Student: How They Deal With It, Understand and Apply The Law

Faculty of Law, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: antonius.wibowo@atmajaya.ac.id

Abstract

The phenomenon of cyber bullying may be a lot happening among students but the law is less functioned by them. It is interesting to research. The aim of this manuscript are to research cyberbullying among the law student, to know the level of understanding of the student about related law and the factors that affect students to apply the law. This research apply sampling survey method and respondent is sampel of Law Student of Atma Jaya Catholic University. Respondent answered mixed questioner (open question and closed question). Sampel of respondent is selected based upon purposive sampling. The results of this research are: most student does not have knowledge concerning existing law on Cyber Bullying and procedure to apply the law when cyber bullying occurs. The research find that factors that affect student to apply the law are knowledge and comprehension concerning the Law on Cyber Bullying, victim’s own resource, and the damage experienced by the victim.