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'Bystander effect' and sexual assault: What the research says

  • Written by Heather Hensman Kettrey, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Clemson University

Sexual assault, pushed into public conversation by the #MeToo movement, once again dominates the U.S. news cycle. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces allegations that he sexually assaulted professor Christine Blasey Ford, a former high school classmate.

The allegations have led to a number of important questions regarding victim testimony,...

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