44 GENERAL RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES (ALL SITUATIONS) The Clery Act defines ?risk reduction?as the ?options designed to decrease perpetration and bystander inaction, and to increase empowerment for victims in order to promote safety and to help individuals and communities address conditions that facilitate violence.? Bystander intervention is defined as the ?safe and positive options that may be carried out by an individual or individuals to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.?
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