The Kitty Genovese killing isn't a good example of the bystander effect, as the police were contacted at least once during the attack and most people who heard

The Kitty Genovese killing isn't a good example of the bystander effect, as the police were contacted at least once during the attack and most people who heard it could not see it happening. http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/people/uploads/MarkLevine20070604T095238.pdf http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/people/uploads/MarkLevine200706... http://dx.doi.org/10.1037%2F0003-066X.62.6.555 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037%2F0003-066X.62.6.555 From the abstract: > Using archive material we show that there is no evidence for the presence of 38 witnesses, or that witnesses observed the murder, or that witnesses remained inactive. (Further, why mention the bystander effect at all? It's a little confusing)