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The article cites two reasons for engaging all levels of an organization in "active bystander" training:

This one page article talks about what an active bystander can do and what steps we can all take to be in active bystander in order to create a safer community.

This resource talks about bystanders and the power of bystanders. It also includes a bystander intervention playbook and other bystander intervention strategies.

This short article talks about the bystander effect and the importance of exploring it because bystander actions and reactions may affect both the risks of violence and consequences of violence for a victim.

Consequently, it is unclear whom law enforcement identifies as stalkers, for what activities, and how the criminal justice system responds to those identified. More important, it is unknown if the under-identification and charging of stalking make any difference, specifically whether or not they compromise victim safety and/or offender accountability.

The research was designed to answer the following questions:

There is a dearth of information to guide best practices in dealing with victims of intimate partner stalking. To help fill this knowledge gap, this study describes the experience of intimate partner stalking, as it occurs over time, addressing a limitation of the largely cross-sectional and retrospective body of research on the topic.

A guide for victim service providers, volunteers, and other concerned community members on how to initiate and run a stalking support group in their agency or community.

An interview with Deirdre Keys, Coordinator of the Stalking Response Program at the Battered Woman's Legal Advocacy Project, a state-wide agency supporting advocacy in Minnesota, and formally of Cornerstone Advocacy Service, Bloomington, Minnesota, highlighting promising responses to stalking.

This page includes a list of guidelines for working with men and boys. Each of the guidelines includes a description to help best understand these good practices.

Expanding the number of men and boys who take on action-oriented roles is one of the keys to ending gender-based violence. This section outlines four roles than men can take:

1. Work on Ourselves
2. Taking Action as a Bystander
3. Serving as a Mentor or Role Model
4. Working as an Ally