Promoting Informed Action SUBJECT: TAXING IN COOPERATION WITH: MARIE-MARTHE COUSINEAU, ÉCOLE DE CRIMINOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL NADIA DESBIENS, DÉPARTEMENT DE PSYCHOPÉDAGOGIE ET D’ANDRAGOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL Introduction Although the documentation on bullying considers taxing to be one of the various manifestations of this phenomenon, taxing has become the focus of a distinct field of [...] To a lesser extent, they also claim that the goal was to obtain protection or to show people, especially the other members of their gang, that they that were "somebody." In half of taxing incidents, the objects the perpetrator sought to obtain were money or debit cards, school supplies, food, bus passes, or clothing and accessories. [...] In addition, they must be tailored to the gender, level of schooling and age of the youth they target. [...] Sensitization and promotion activities designed to foster better understanding of taxing can highlight four essential points: 1) the serious consequences of taxing for perpetrators, given that taxing is considered robbery under the Criminal Code and is liable to severe sanctions; 2) the serious consequences of taxing for victims, from physical, psychological and social standpoints; 3) the importan