| Autore |
Anderson James M.
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Santa Monica, California : , : RAND, , [2014]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (147 p.)
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| Disciplina |
345.73/04
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| Soggetto topico |
Criminal liability of juristic persons - United States
Tort liability of corporations - United States
Corporate governance - Law and legislation - United States - Criminal provisions
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| ISBN |
0-8330-8789-4
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Overview of Corporate Criminal Liability; Research Questions; Research Approach and Sources of Data; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two: How Did Criminal Law Come to Be Applied to Corporate Behavior, and What Lessons Can We Draw from That History?; Emergence of Corporate Criminal Liability; The Development of Vicarious Criminal Liability; Diminishing Relevance of Criminal Intent; Conclusion
Chapter Three: Recent History: A Shift to Reforming Corporations from WithinThe Traditional Approach: Prosecuting the Corporation, Not Individuals; Guidelines Era: The Start of Structural Reforms; The Rise of the Nonprosecution Agreement; Conclusion; Chapter Four: Trends in Prosecutions of Corporations and Individuals; Overall Trend: Declining Prosecutions; Convictions and Firm Size; Prosecution of Individuals Alongside Convicted Corporations; Differences in the Enforcement of Civil and Criminal Law; Deferred Prosecution Agreements and Nonprosecution Agreements; White-Collar Offenses
Important Exceptions: Sarbanes-Oxley and Foreign Corrupt Practices ActSummary; Chapter Five: Conclusions and Policy Implications; What Lessons Can We Draw for Policymakers?; References
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219973603321 |
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The changing role of criminal law in controlling corporate behavior / / James M. Anderson, Ivan Waggoner
