Bystander Psychology By Fellow Szalavitz Summary

Bystander Psychology: Why Some Witnesses to Crime Do Nothing In the article “Bystander Psychology” by Maia Szalavitz, the main idea was that people choose to stay out of situations, even ones involving crime and abuse, because of human nature. Research has been done regarding human psychology; people in a crowd would most likely avoid getting involved with the assumption that other people in that same crowd would jump in for them. This given mindset will make it so that the situation at hand does not get addressed until it is too late and the damage is done. This piece was written to raise awareness of the underlying issue of crime and abuse deep within society today. The seminar was definitely a success, in my opinion. The students in my