Bystander Intervention Vocabulary List PDF

Vocabulary List 7: Bystander Effect / Bystander Intervention From Taking Assault Seriously victim (n) a person harmed by an event or by another person in a crime acute (adj) serious scramble (v) to try to do something difficult very quickly persistent (adj) contin...

Vocabulary List 7: Bystander Effect / Bystander Intervention From Taking Assault Seriously victim (n) a person harmed by an event or by another person in a crime acute (adj) serious scramble (v) to try to do something difficult very quickly persistent (adj) continuing to happen, often longer than is desired consent (n) permission to do something withhold (v) to refuse to give something to someone Collocations: an innocent victim, a victim of crime, blame the victim; acute danger, an acute risk, scramble to do something, a persistent problem, to give consent, to obtain consent, informed consent, the age of consent, to withhold consent, to withhold permission, to withhold information You should know the word family prevent, preventative, and prevention prevent something/someone from happening/doing something (or prevent + noun) preventative measures the prevention of… / … prevention (crime prevention, the prevention of assault) “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.” From Bystander Intervention / Terps Step Up! --What is bystander intervention? --Name the barriers that keep people from intervening in a situation be hesitant to do something factors that influence behavior / that impact decisions intervene in (v) ambiguous (adj) altercation (n) perpetrator (n) backlash (n) power-based violence (n) --The 3 D’s of bystander intervention: direct, distract, delegate (give examples) “red flag” When you see a “red flag,” it means you identify a problem in a situation or relationship. What are some examples of red flags?