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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > individual protection actions > bystander intervention

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bystander intervention  

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  • The death of Catherine “Kitty” Genovese in New York City in 1964 focused attention on bystanders and crime. Her stabbing death, and sexual assault, were seen and heard by at least 38 people over a period of 40 minutes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Bystander Intervention]

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