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Bystander Intervention: Helping Friends Recognize and Address Deceptive Advances

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Victims of crime may experience devastating physical, emotional, psychological, financial, and quality-of-life injuries. As sad as it is to consider the initial suffering, it is tragic to think that many of these victims will have their wounds reopened. Despite the willingness of criminal justice professionals, crime victim advocates, school counselors, and workplace officials to help, survivors may not trust or feel comfortable discussing very personal matters with them. While these targets may be willing to accept help from friends, coworkers, and classmates, these individuals may be reluctant to get involved if they are not sure of what they can or should do. This chapter will discuss strategies to help third parties intervene safely, effectively, and compassionately.

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Appendix: Crime Prevention and Victims of Crime Resources

Appendix: Crime Prevention and Victims of Crime Resources

  • Battered Women’s Justice Project – 1-800-903-0111 – www.bwjp.org

  • Bureau of Criminal Justice Statistics – www.bjs.gov/victim & offenders/crime types

  • Centers for Disease Control – 1-800-232-4636 – www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention

  • Charitable Navigator – www.charitablenavigator.org

  • Charity Watch – 773-529-2300 - www.charitywatch.org

  • Concerns of Police Survivors – 1-800-784-2677 & 573-346-4911 – www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org

  • Childhelp USA National Hotline – 1-800-422-4453 – www.childhelp.org

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation – www.fbi.gov/resources

  • Federal Trade Commission – www.ftc.gov/consumer

  • Futures Without Violence (Immigrant Women & Domestic Violence) – 415-678-5500 - www.futureswithoutviolence.org

  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 – www.missingkids.org

  • National Center for Victims of Crimes – 1-800-394-2255, 202-467-8700 – www.victimsofcrime.org

  • National Coalition Against Domestic Violence – 303-839-1852 – www.ncadv.org

  • National Crime Insurance Bureau – 1-800-447-6282 - www.nicb.org.

  • National Crime Prevention Council – 1-800-627-2911 & 443-292-4565 – www.ncpc.org

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233 & 512-453-8117 - www.thehotline.org

  • National Human Trafficking Resource Center – 1-888-373-7888 – www.polarisproject.org

  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – 1-800-232-6348 & 304-285-5913 – www.cdc.gov/niosh

  • National Network to End Domestic Violence – 202-543-5566 – http://nnedy.org/projects/safetynet

  • National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children – 1-888-818-7662 & 513-721-5683 – www.pomc.com

  • National Organization for Victim Assistance – 1-800-879-6682 – www.trynova.org

  • National Sex Offender Public Website – www.nospw. (U.S. Department of Justice)

  • National Sexual Violence Resource Center – 1-877-739-3895 – www.nsvrc.org

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 – www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

  • 1-800-628-9454 (Spanish)

  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration – 1-800-321-6742 & 202-693-1888 – www.osha.gov

  • Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center 800-363-0441 & 202-307-5983 – www.ovc.gov/resourcecenter

  • Office of Women’s Health – 1-800-994-9662 - www.womenshealth.gov

  • Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network – 1-800-6564673 – www.rainn.org

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Kenny, J.F. (2020). Bystander Intervention: Helping Friends Recognize and Address Deceptive Advances. In: Hiding in Plain Sight. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26867-1_13

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