Jerry Sandusky Scandal Case Study

Jerry Sandusky was considered an excellent citizen to the community during his tenure as an assistant coach at Penn State. He assisted under head coach Joe Paterno and founded a charitable organization that helped disadvantaged youth; unfortunately, he was a serial child rapist (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2013). The general public wished someone had known of his actions, when in fact, there were people at the University how did and they performed internal investigations.
Reviewing notes and emails of the high ranking officials at Penn State University reveal the actions were discussed with various groups, but not the board of trustees (Crandall, et al, pg. 19, 2013). The lack of recurrence is what led to criticism and the scandal to follow. The failure to follow crisis management rules; informing the board of trustees and protecting the victims resulted in the loss of jobs, pain for the university, and unforgiveable acts that the victims will never forget. …show more content…
19, 2013). The scandal would be labeled as the worst ever in college sports and levied the most significant penalties. The initial investigation concluded with a reprimand from authorities and officials believed the events were over. However, in 2001 an assistant coach with the team witnessed another incident and reported it to Paterno (Crandall, et al, pg. 20, 2013). The officials took action and informed the charitable organization that Sandusky founded. The organization did not enforce consequences, and again Penn State did not inform the trustees. In 2010, subpoenas were issued from the Pennsylvania general attorney, and eventually Sandusky was charged with multiple counts of child abuse (Crandall, et al, pg. 20,