Bystander support is crucial for tackling anti-social behaviour

Anna Tirion (Author)
Prosser, A. (Author)

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Confronting poor behaviour cannot be left to a single voice to be effective, shows new research highlighting the importance of bystander intervention.

Period	25 Jan 2024
Degree of Recognition	National

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Witnesses to anti-social behaviour must speak up to support the lone voices of people who confront it to reduce the risk of such behaviour becoming tolerated in society, according to research from the Universities of Bath, Groningen and Western Australia. Three studies into the impact of bystander conduct showed that when bystanders step in to support someone who is calling out mistreatment or harmful behaviour it sends a strong message to onlookers that this behaviour is unacceptable, helping to prevent a gradual erosion of social norms.