1. Bystander Intervention How you can help

2. Individuals who witness
Definition
Individuals who witness
Emergencies
Criminal events
Situations leading to criminal events
People in need

3. Bystander intervention is the act of feeling empowered and equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively assist in the prevention of sexual violence

4.  typical bystander…
Goes through 5 stages when determining whether or not to act:
1.     Notice the situation
2.     Interpret the situation as requiring intervention
3.     Assume responsibility for intervening
4.     Know how to effectively help/Decide how best to help
5.     Actually intervene in the situation

5. Your Presence may Provide assistance ( ACTIVE) Do nothing ( PASSIVE)
Contribute to negative behavior

6. Ask the person if they need help Call Ask people around you to help… Help someone else who is already helping.. Video the event …

7. Early studies revealed the notion of ‘bystander apathy’.
described the behaviors of people who observed an assault or injustice but who did nothing.

8. Video
Social experiment – Would you help in a crowd?

10. Diffusion of responsibility

11. Be prepared to do something you wouldn’t normally do.
Trust your instincts !
Vegas couple

12. Your neighbors are out in their front yard
Your neighbors are out in their front yard. you see him grab her by the throat. What would you do?

13. Diffusion of responsibility
Will I get hurt?
Will the victim defend the aggressor?
Domestic related?
Will people around me get hurt?

14. Diffusion of responsibility
Liability?
How much force?
Legal vs Illegal
GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS:
Offer legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those who are, or who they believe to be, injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated
“Duty to Rescue”- France

15. Todd Beamer Flight #93
Find video

16. FLYING PLAN Bill & Rod discussion : Post 9/11
Bill: “We need a plan WHEN FLYING”
Bill : “You go first”
Rod: “Why me first”
Bill: “You’Re bigger than me”
Rod: “Oh”
Bill: “I’ll finish it”

17. We need to judge people correctly in order to connect the dots sooner.

18. Something is out of context
What’s wrong with this picture?
Gut feeling
6th sense
Intuition
Something didn’t feel right
Can’t put my finger on it

19. The old guy on the corner

20. Puppy Video

22. Awareness Bystander Intervention If you see it---Say it

23. If you feel something is wrong talk to other people about it
If you feel something is wrong talk to other people about it. They may validate your observations.
They may add more information that convinces you that action is necessary.

24. A group of friends are at a bar
A group of friends are at a bar. One of them notices a man buying drinks for a woman but he’s not drinking.

25. She appears to be getting intoxicated but also looks uncomfortable.

26. He goes to the bathroom so the entire group goes over to talk to her
He goes to the bathroom so the entire group goes over to talk to her They escort
her out.

27. HCSO Deputy JOHN KOTFILA JR Intervention Decision

28. HCSO Deputy Sacrifices his life for others

29. Deputy John KotfIla Jr. - Hillsborough County sheriff’s office
End of Watch March 12, 2016

30. Video Citizen Saves Arizona Officer

32. Intervention video Maybe it’s not diffusion – Maybe it’s Uncertainty
Get one person to act—others will follow

34. Dick Gregory’s Story

35. Girls and Dog Video

37. It is the small deeds of everyday folks, LIKE YOU, that keeps the darkness at bay.