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1 online resource |
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text file PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
What should be the role of the criminal law in controlling corporate behavior, and how can the execution of that role be improved? On the one hand, corporations have enormous power, and, when a corporation causes harm, there is a natural instinct to apply criminal sanctions, society's most serious expression of moral disapproval. In the wake of a harm in which a corporation had a prominent role, there are often calls for an increased use of the criminal law to tame corporate excesses. On the other hand, criminal liability has historically usually required criminal intent, a concept that applies oddly to a legal construction, such as a corporation. And more recently, critics have decried what they have termed the overcriminalization of corporate behavior, suggesting that there has been an overreliance on the use of criminal law in this context. To provide guidance to policymakers on the proper role of criminal sanctions in this context, RAND Corporation researchers (1) measure the current use of criminal sanctions in controlling corporate behavior, (2) describe how the current regime developed, and (3) offer suggestions about how the use of criminal sanctions to control corporate behavior might be improved. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- How did criminal law come to be applied to corporate behavior, and what lessons can we draw from that history? -- Recent history: a shift to reforming corporations from within -- Trends in prosecutions of corporations and individuals -- Conclusions and policy implications. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Criminal liability of juristic persons -- United States.
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Criminal liability of juristic persons. |
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United States. |
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Tort liability of corporations -- United States.
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Tort liability of corporations. |
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Corporate governance -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Criminal provisions.
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Corporate governance -- Law and legislation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| Added Author |
Waggoner, Ivan, author.
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| ISBN |
9780833087898 (electronic book) |
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0833087894 (electronic book) |
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083308786X |
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9780833087867 |
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9780833087874 |
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0833087878 |
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9780833087881 |
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0833087886 |
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9780833087867 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Report No. |
RAND/RR-412-ICJ |
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