Punishing corporate crime : legal penalties for criminal and regulatory violations / / James T. O'Reilly [and four others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465318003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2009; ©2009
• ISBN: 0-19-974848-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.730268
• Soggetti: Corporation law - United States - Criminal provisions; Punishment - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; About the Authors; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. Introduction; 2. Defining the Problem; PART II: LIABILITIES AND RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION AND MANAGERS; 3. Principles of Criminal Liability for Corporate Misconduct; 4. Constitutional Considerations; 5. Individual Criminal Liability Related to the Corporation; 6. Criminal Statutory Liability and Interpretation; PART III: UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS; 7. The Federal Criminal Investigation Process; 8. The Process of Defining Charges Against the Individual; 9. Training for Avoidance of Potential Future Criminal Liabilities; PART IV: CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND RELATED REMEDIES10. Corporate Integrity Agreements; 11. Deferred Prosecution and Non-Prosecution Agreements; 12. Understanding and Complying with Compliance Agreements; 13. Remedies of Disgorgement and Restitution; 14. Related Civil Remedies: Administrative Penalties and Injunctions; 15. Qui Tam Relator Suits and False Claims Act Proceedings; 16. Post-Conviction Debarment of Corporations; Table of Cases; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Punishing Corporate Crime: Legal Penalties for Criminal and Regulatory Violations provides a practical discussion of criminal punishment trends directed at the corporate entity. Corporate punishment, for the ; most part, has traditionally occurred either in the form of a fine or, in the extreme, a heavy sanction that terminates the business. This timely book analyzes the historical and statutory bases of corporate punishment and reviews the latest remedies now employed by the government, including receivership and monitoring, disgorgement of profits, restitution, integrity agreements, and disbar