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Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime That Changed America
By Cook, Kevin
- ISBN
- 9780393239287 9780393242911
- Publisher
- Norton
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Reviewed on February 15, 2014 | Social Sciences
Most people would cite the story of Kitty Genovese (a young woman who was fatally stabbed in 1964 in Kew Gardens, NY) as the most infamous example of the bystander effect, or the psychological phenomenon that explains that individuals are less likely to offer help to those in need when they perceive others to be present. However, on the 50th anniversary of the murder, Cook (Titanic Thompson; Tommy's Honor) r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
