Circles of peace : a video analysis of situational group formation and collective third-party intervention in violent incidents
- Author
- Don Weenink, Raheel Dhattiwala and David van der Duin (UGent)
- Organization
- Abstract
- We seek to understand collective third-party intervention in violent incidents. Based on analyses of 131 video clips captured on mobile phones, we argue that bodily alignment between bystanders creates situational groups that encourage collective de-escalatory action. Qualitative analysis reveals that third parties generate situational groups when they create circular formations, providing greater opportunities to notice each other’s monitoring of the situation while separating those focused on the incident from others just passing by. Statistical analysis shows that the formation of situational groups facilitates the collectivization of de-escalatory action. In contrast to popular but outdated ideas about the dangerous influence of assemblies on individual behaviour (allegedly leading to disorder or apathy), our findings emphasize the self-regulatory, defusing capacity of gatherings.
- Keywords
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Law, Social Psychology, bystander, bystander effect, third-party intervention, violence, visual criminology, video analysis, BYSTANDER INTERVENTION, BEHAVIOR, CAMERA
Citation
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8717019
- MLA
- Weenink, Don, et al. “Circles of Peace : A Video Analysis of Situational Group Formation and Collective Third-Party Intervention in Violent Incidents.” BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, vol. 62, no. 1, 2022, pp. 18–36, doi:10.1093/bjc/azab042.
- APA
- Weenink, D., Dhattiwala, R., & van der Duin, D. (2022). Circles of peace : a video analysis of situational group formation and collective third-party intervention in violent incidents. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, 62(1), 18–36. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azab042
- Chicago author-date
- Weenink, Don, Raheel Dhattiwala, and David van der Duin. 2022. “Circles of Peace : A Video Analysis of Situational Group Formation and Collective Third-Party Intervention in Violent Incidents.” BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY 62 (1): 18–36. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azab042.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Weenink, Don, Raheel Dhattiwala, and David van der Duin. 2022. “Circles of Peace : A Video Analysis of Situational Group Formation and Collective Third-Party Intervention in Violent Incidents.” BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY 62 (1): 18–36. doi:10.1093/bjc/azab042.
- Vancouver
- 1.Weenink D, Dhattiwala R, van der Duin D. Circles of peace : a video analysis of situational group formation and collective third-party intervention in violent incidents. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY. 2022;62(1):18–36.
- IEEE
- [1]D. Weenink, R. Dhattiwala, and D. van der Duin, “Circles of peace : a video analysis of situational group formation and collective third-party intervention in violent incidents,” BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 18–36, 2022.
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author = {{Weenink, Don and Dhattiwala, Raheel and van der Duin, David}},
issn = {{0007-0955}},
journal = {{BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY}},
keywords = {{Pathology and Forensic Medicine,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Law,Social Psychology,bystander,bystander effect,third-party intervention,violence,visual criminology,video analysis,BYSTANDER INTERVENTION,BEHAVIOR,CAMERA}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
pages = {{18--36}},
title = {{Circles of peace : a video analysis of situational group formation and collective third-party intervention in violent incidents}},
url = {{http://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azab042}},
volume = {{62}},
year = {{2022}},
}
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