Case Study: Kitty Genovese

Case Study: Kitty Genovese

For this week’s case study, please conduct outside research on murder victim Kitty Genovese then respond to the following questions in a 1-page paper:

• Why do you think there were so many witnesses but no one tried to intervene?
• Do you think Kitty’s chances of being saved would be better if the crime happened today? (Consider the fact that there was no universal 911 emergency system in place in 1964.)
• What are forensic psychologists referring to when they say the “Kitty Genovese Syndrome”?