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Crowds, violence and the bystander effect

Submitted by Khalid on Sun, 2009/03/15 - 21:49

The Economist has a fascinating article on research by Dr Mark Levine of Lancaster University in the UK.

He analyzes footage from the now famous/notorious CCTV cameras in Britain, and finds that crowds can have an effect on escalating into violence or diffusing it depending on how the first few bystanders respond to the aggressor.

He questions the common wisdom of the bystander effect, and the police's practice of breaking up the crowds, which can have the opposite effect in some cases.

Fascinating ...

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Submitted by Polprav (not verified) on Fri, 2009/10/16 - 15:00.

Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?

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Yes

Submitted by Khalid on Fri, 2009/10/16 - 16:00.

Yes you can.

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