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The article focuses on the challenges of preventing the problem of bullying and cyberbullying. He notes the case of Phoebe Prince, a student at South Hadley High School in South Hadley, Massachusetts who is a victim of school cyberbullying, which was a catalyst for legislative action for the prevention of bullying. He stresses that schools and society needs to change to combat bullying.

This article focuses on a particular form of white-collar crime--insurance fraud in auto body repair. Through the use of an experimental design. whether repair estimates were related to insurance coverage was investigated for a statewide representative sample of auto body repair shops in Massachusetts. The auto body repair estimates were significantly higher with insurance coverage than without, regardless of type of car, extent of damage, sex of driver, and location of shop. The implication of the findings is that the automobile insurance industry is very susceptible to fraudulent or illegal practices that take unfair advantage of consumers and insurance companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]