According to the textbook, when are bystanders to a crime least likely to get involved to stop it or to help?

A) when others around them step in to help first
B) when no one else around them steps in to help
C) when they believe that official help (e.g., the police) is on the way
D) when they are afraid of being victimized themselves

Bystanders

Individuals who are present at an event or incident but do not take part in it, often discussed in the context of emergency or conflict situations.

Victimized

The state of being harmed, oppressed, or wronged, often in a context of power imbalance.

Crime

An act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law.