Latané and Darley attempted to explain people's failure to intervene in cases like that of Kitty Genovese, a woman who was violently attacked, in terms of

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Latané and Darley proposed the bystander effect, a phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when other people are present because of diffusion of responsibility and social influence. This suggests that situational influences play a significant role in explaining people's failure to intervene in cases like that of Kitty Genovese.

Latané and Darley Attempted to Explain People's Failure to Intervene