http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7592196.stm
British people are the least likely in Europe to be a "have-a-go heroes" and get involved if they witness a crime, research from a think tank claims.
The public policy group Reform says that Britons have become "passive bystanders" in the fight against crime.
It says the UK has the world's most expensive justice system but people are uninformed and abdicate responsibility to politicians, police and the courts.
The government said the justice system had been "transformed" since 1997.
British people are the least likely in Europe to be a "have-a-go heroes" and get involved if they witness a crime, research from a think tank claims.
The public policy group Reform says that Britons have become "passive bystanders" in the fight against crime.
It says the UK has the world's most expensive justice system but people are uninformed and abdicate responsibility to politicians, police and the courts.
The government said the justice system had been "transformed" since 1997.
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