Bystander Intervention Catherine Genovese March 13 1964 Origins of Bystander Intervention Bystander intervention is safe and positive options that may be carried out by faculty and staff to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of sexual harassment sexual assault dating violence d ID: 465597
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TALK ABOUT:
Bystander InterventionSlide2
Catherine Genovese
March 13, 1964
Origins of Bystander Intervention Slide3
Bystander intervention is safe and positive options that may be carried out by faculty and staff to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking
What is Bystander Intervention?Slide4
Recognizing situations of potential harm
Understanding institutional structures and cultural conditions that facilitate violence, overcoming barriers to intervening, identifying safe and effective intervention options, and taking actions to intervene
Risk Reduction: options designed to decrease perpetrations and bystander inaction, and to increase empowerment for victims in order to promote safety and to help individuals and communities address conditions that facilitate violence
Bystander Intervention includes:Slide5
What are the warning signs that a sexual assault is about to occur and bystander intervention is needed?
What are effective strategies for preventing sexual assault as a bystander?
Things to Talk AboutSlide6
How to Recognize
Sexual AssaultSlide7
Consent is:
Voluntary (freely given)
Only Active (not passive)InformedC
lear
E
ngaged Permission
What is Consent?Slide8
90% of college women who were victims of attempted or completed rape knew their attacker.
Acquaintance rape is not an accident.
Perpetrator’s often choose the target carefully and plan the assault, involving three different stages:
Intrusion: accidental touches and stares
Desensitization: the target dismisses their unease
Isolation: separates the target from others
Acquaintance RapeSlide9
Victim blaming
Places partial or complete blame for the assault in the victim
Rape mythsThe idea that “real rape” is only committed by a stranger who ambushes a woman unexpectedlyStudies have shown most men disagree with such attitudes, but are afraid to speak out
Silence encourages harmful behavior
Attitudes that Enable Sexual AssaultSlide10
Strategies for InterventionSlide11
The best model for preventing sexual assault as a bystander is to:
Notice the event
Identify it as an emergencyTake responsibilityDecide how to help
Act to intervene
General StrategySlide12
Step in and ask if the person needs help
Don’t leave
Have a buddy system, and let your friends know if you’re worried about them
Ask directly, “Do you need a ride?”
Find their friends or call 911
Distract the perpetrator so there’s time to intervene
Specific StepsSlide13
The more people who are there to witness a situation where someone needs help, the less likely it is that someone will actually intervene.
A person’s feeling of responsibility is not as strong when that responsibility is shared by others.
Bystander EffectSlide14
What are reasons someone might NOT intervene in a situation?
What can we do on campus to overcome these barriers to intervention and create a more supportive campus climate?
Things to Think AboutSlide15
Each day before class you notice a young woman being walked to her class by her boyfriend. Initially, you think they are just close as a couple, but after a few classes you realize that the young man waits outside of class to immediately meet the young woman. At times you even notice him peering in the classroom to watch her. What do you do?
Let’s practice scenarios:Slide16
You assign a personal essay for a writing assignment. A young woman writes hers about a relationship where she is experiencing domestic violence. She includes details of the violence. What should you do?
Scenario 2 Slide17
You are in your department and you notice that a superior is constantly making advances at a younger co-worker. The younger co-worker is new to campus and is having difficulty fending off the advances. What do you do?
Scenario 3 Slide18
Any questions or comments?
Please
remember, we can all help to make our campus community safer and more welcoming!
Thank you for participating! Slide19
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