Half a century of research on bystander behavior concludes that individuals are less likely to
intervene during an emergency when in the presence of others than when alone. By …

Many violence prevention programs include a focus on the role of bystanders and third
parties in violence prevention training. Central to this work has been the classic social …

Resumé In street violence, bystanders are a potential resource for crime prevention, as they
tend to be present when the police are absent. This paper describes evidence of bystanders …

To a growing extent, the social sciences have become uncoupled from the study of real-life
behavior. This unfortunate situation is linked to the default methods used—including …

The ever-increasing use of telecommunication technologies and the Internet have led to an
increase in new technology-facilitated types of crime and deviance. Due to the challenges …

Reconciliation is an aspect of conflict resolution, with similar behavioural patterns
documented in non-human primates, human children, and human adults of non-Western …

Public place violence has been linked to the night-time economy and alcohol intoxicated
male strangers, but it remains understudied whether other types of violence are also found …

BAGGRUND Det videnskabelige studie af vold har gennemgået en dramatisk udvikling over
de sidste årtier. Denne udvikling består i, at forskningen er begyndt at fokusere på, hvordan …

Half a century of research on bystander behavior concludes that individuals are less likely to
intervene during an emergency when in the presence of others than when alone. By …

Walking through the city centre late at night, many of us may have witnessed examples of
public space aggression in which an individual is assaulted. Seeing such incidents, many …