Active Bystander Intervention
What is Bystander Intervention? Bystander intervention includes: • Recognizing situations of potential harm. • Understanding institutional structures and cultural conditions that facilitate violence, overcoming barriers to intervening, identifying safe and effective intervention options, and taking actions to intervene. • Risk reduction: options designed to decrease perpetration and bystander inaction, and to increase empowerment for victims in order to promote safety and to help individuals and communities address conditions that facilitate violence Examples of Bystander Intervention: We may not always know what to do when a situation occurs but there are options to help. Below is a list of some of the ways to be an active bystander. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, dial 911. This could be when a person is being physically or emotionally abusive toward another, and it is not safe for you to intervene or interrupt. There are many ways you can help by safely taking a stance. Don’t do anything that will put you in danger of harm however, these may be ways you can intervene safely: The Divider: step in (safely) and separate those involved. The Disrupter: divert attention from the situation, feign an illness, tell a joke, anything to disrupt and divert attention elsewhere. The Delegator: get help, call friends, advisors, or coaches, call 911.
Campus Safety is a Shared Responsibility Campus safety at Sumner College involves students, faculty and staff. It is Sumner College’s desire to create and promote an open environment that encourages learning and freedom among all who attend or visit the college. Your safety is an important part of your educational and occupational experience.
If you have information or questions, call 503.972.6230 If you see or suspect a crime in progress within the campus boundaries or adjacent properties, report it immediately to the Portland Police 911 Emergency Services by calling 911.
Everyone needs to be an active member of our campus community to report crimes and point out safety concerns to the appropriate departments or agencies. It is our collective responsibility to help keep our campus crime-free. Whether a victim or bystander, everyone can play an important role in keeping our community safe. Members of the campus community are encouraged to report concerns and all campus crimes to Campus Safety. Students may also report concerns to a campus administrator. I f you see something , say something Sumner College promotes a culture of community accountability where students and employees alike take action to prevent and intervene in safe ways. Research has shown that, on the average, third parties (individuals who are neither the victims nor the perpetrators of violence) prevented injuries in 1.2 million violence victimizations annually between 1993 and 1999 (Planty, 2002). The term “bystander” is used to describe these third parties. An engaged bystander is someone who intervenes before, during or after a situation when they see or hear behaviors that promote sexual violence.
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