Factors influencing bystanderism
Research into prosocial behavior began after an incident in 1964 when a young woman named Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death by a serial rapist and murderer. The murder took place over about half an hour, during which the victim was screaming for help. The press reported that 38 of her neighbors watched from their windows as she attempted to escape her murderer, and they did not even call the police to assist her....