 Teen bullying has two main components; they are recurring harmful acts and a disproportion of power. It includes repeated physical, verbal or psychological attacks or frightening directed against a victim who cannot properly defend him- or herself because of size or strength, or because the victim is outnumbered or less psychologically resilient.
There is a variety of reasons why teens bully. When dealing with teen bullying it is important to identify who is the bully at the center of the violence. There is usually one person who is the gang leader.
The reasons for bullying are the following:
 Frustration - a teen is impaired in some way and is frustrated and indignant because the source of their difficulty has not been discovered - problems can involve dyslexia, autism, allergy, being left-handed, some unidentified learning difficulty - however the child is expected to perform at the level required by the school and no attempt is made to identify the source of the frustration.
The teen is being bullied, the responsible adults have repeatedly failed in their duty of care, so the teen slowly and unwillingly starts to display aggressive behaviors because that's the only way to survive in this bullying-entrenched climate.
Poor or no role model - the teen has no role model at home, or a poor role model for one or both parents and has never had the opportunity to learn behavior skills
Inopportune influence - the teen has fallen in with the wrong crowd.
Abuse at home - the teen is being abused and is expressing their anger through bullying.
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