What motivates bystanders to intervene in an attack?
Issue 30: Understanding why bystanders intervene; new research on COVID-19 and on criminal justice reform; and a review of 'The Power of Us' from a young neighbor
This weekend, the New York Times reported yet another story about bystanders failing to intervene as they witnessed a woman being sexually assaulted on a train outside Philadelphia.
In this highly disturbing case, several riders apparently observed an attack lasting about eight minutes during which a man assaulted and raped a woman sitting in their car.…
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