Open AccessMeasurement of Bystander Actions in Violence Intervention Evaluation: Opportunities and Challenges
Author(s) -
Heather Bush,
Samuel C. Bell,
Ann L. Coker
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current epidemiology reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2196-2995
DOI - 10.1007/s40471-019-00196-3
Subject(s) - bystander effect , sexual violence , criminology , intervention (counseling) , psychology , medicine , social psychology , psychiatry
This review discusses design and methodological challenges specific to measuring bystander actions in the evaluation of bystander-based violence prevention programming. "Bystanders" are defined as people who are present immediately before, during and/or after a violent event, but are not a perpetrator nor the intended victim. Bystander-based violence prevention programs seek to prevent or mitigate violent events by empowering bystanders to intervene on acts of violence and social norms that promulgate violence.