Kitty Genovese and Bystander Effect

Kitty Genovese and Bystander Effect
police interrogation techniques
bystander effect
wrongful incarcerations
BB Kitty Genovese
For this discussion board, download and read the following journal article:
Kassin, S. M. (2017). The killing of Kitty Genovese: What else does this case tell us? Perspectives on
Psychological Science, 12(3), 374-381. (uploaded on BB as “BBKittyArticle.pdf”)
Answer the following questions based on information you have read in this article:
1. Who was Kitty Genovese and why was her murder of great interest to the general public? What is
the bystander effect and what factors influence whether bystanders offer help to individuals in need?
Your answer should be ~100 words.
2. Saul Kassin, the author of this article, is an expert on police interrogation techniques that lead to
false confessions. What connection does Kassin make between the Genovese case and false
confessions? Your answer should be ~100 words.
3. What factors lead individuals to confess to crimes they did not commit? What sorts of reforms
does Kassin recommend to reduce the number of people wrongfully incarcerated due to false
confessions? Your answer should be ~100 words.
Remember to number your answers to the questions when you submit your responses:
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