Citation

Hart TC, Miethe TD. Violence Vict. 2008; 23(5): 637-651.

Affiliation

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Criminal Justice, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5009, USA. timothy.hart@unlv.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18958990

Abstract

The current research explores two important issues related to the study of bystander intervention during nonfatal violent victimization. First, using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), conjunctive analysis of case configurations is conducted to identify the most dominant situational contexts in which a bystander is present during violent crime. Second, the prevalence of responses in which a bystander helps or hurts during these events is determined. Results and the analytical approach used in this investigation are discussed in terms of their implications for future research on the normative and deviant reactions to crime by third parties and its victims.

Language: en