Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, was convicted of more than 40 counts of child sexual assault. His crimes occurred over a span of more than 10 years. Although Penn State administrators knew of his behavior, they failed to act. At one point, another coach witnessed an assault, but only reported it to the head coach, who in turn only reported it to his superior. The other coaches who felt they had done their duty by passing the information up the chain demonstrates a

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The other coaches passing the information up the chain without taking further action demonstrates a diffusion of responsibility, where individuals feel less inclined to take action or feel less guilty about inaction because the responsibility is shared among multiple people.

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