MSN -Bystanders will intervene 9 times out of 10 to assist the victim in a
public fight, an international team of researchers found in a study
called “Would I be helped?," published in American Psychologist this
summer. After reviewing surveillance footage of more than 200 violent
altercations around the world, the researchers concluded that having
more bystanders around makes it more likely that someone will intervene.
“Our study suggests that if assaulted in public you will most
likely be helped by a bystander,” said Richard Philpot, a psychology
research fellow at Lancaster University and the study’s lead author.
“This is reassuring for potential victims of violence, the public as a
whole, and … has important implications for our understanding of
bystanders as a crime-preventive resource.”
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