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Reflect on the 4 Ds in relation to the scenarios below, which of the 4 Ds would be best in each scenario.

Scenario 1: You see a person getting mugged on campus. In this situation would you:

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Scenario 2: You overhear another member of the university using offensive language to another person.

Would you Distract; Direct; Delegate or Delay in this situation?

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Scenario 3: On a night out, you see a drunk individual being given more alcohol by a stranger.

Do you Distract; Direct; Delegate or Delay in this situation?

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The average score is 31%

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Seek assistance by alerting people in authority such as security staff or porters to a situation that you have witnessed.

• Ask others to get involved to help take charge of the situation (e.g. a friend, colleague, porter, supervisor).

• Familiarise yourself with the full range of resources available to you in an emergency and during university hours.

For example:
• Ask a friend of the person being inappropriate to tell them to stop.
• Ask the porter or another colleague for support.
• Get one of your friends to help you create a distraction.

  • Intervention does not have to be done in the moment and sometimes the most effective and least confrontational interventions can be done in a calm manner after the event.
  • Contacting a person after the event can be a very effective way of challenging their language or behaviour without creating further discomfort for everyone involved, text them or call them afterwards.
  • Contact the targeted person after the event to check in and see how they are doing and to let them that they are supported.
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• Create a distraction or redirect a person’s attention. Make up an excuse to help a friend get away from someone who might pose danger.

• Redirect the focus of those involved to let the situation cool down.

• Use humour or an excuse, if it’s appropriate, to divert the attention of the person(s) engaging in the problematic behaviour.

• Pretend you know the person being harassed and get them away from the situation to a safe place.

• Call it like you see it. Confront the harmful, threatening or inappropriate behaviour directly in a safe, respectful manner.

• Consider when it is more effective to address a situation by “calling out” problematic behaviour and when it might be safer to delegate to professional help such as An Gardai.

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Incidents that we may come across may include, but are not limited to the following :

Sexual assault / violence

Any kind of contact, touching or unwanted sexual activity, including rape, that occurs without a person’s consent or is forced upon them against their will

Bullying

Repeated intentionally offensive behaviour that undermines a person’s dignity and welfare

Harassment

Unwanted, offensive behaviour that makes a person feel intimidated and humiliated

Sexual Harassment

Unwanted verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature, such as touching, comments on a person’s looks or body, or sexist jokes

Discrimination / Micro aggressions

Discrimination is the act of treating someone unfairly based on their identity characteristics. Microaggressions are subtle actions that negatively target a marginalized person or group

Image Based Sexual Abuse / Image sharing

Nonconsensual sharing or distribution of somebody’s private images or videos without their consent, or unsolicited sharing of own images

Violence

Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage or kill

Coercive control person’s life

Persistent patterns of controlling forceful and threatening behaviour which has a serious effect on a person

Stalking

(online or in person)

A fixated pattern of repeated unwanted behaviour that intimidates, frightens and threatens the safety of a person, including cyber stalking

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