Too big to jail : how prosecutors compromise with corporations /

American courts routinely hand down harsh sentences to individuals, but a very different standard of justice applies to corporations. Too Big to Jail takes readers into a complex, compromised world of backroom deals, for an unprecedented look at what happens when criminal charges are brought against...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garrett, Brandon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Corporation law > United States > Criminal provisions.
Tort liability of corporations > United States.
Corporate governance > Law and legislation > United States.
Corporations > Corrupt practices > United States.
Criminal liability of juristic persons > United States.
Prosecution > United States.
Sociétés > Responsabilité civile > États-Unis.
Sociétés > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis.
Personnes morales > Responsabilité pénale > États-Unis.
Poursuites judiciaires > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
LAW > Corporate.
Corporate governance > Law and legislation
Corporation law > Criminal provisions
Corporations > Corrupt practices
Criminal liability of juristic persons
Prosecution
Tort liability of corporations
Corporate Governance
Korruption
Staatsanwaltschaft
Strafverfolgung
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:American courts routinely hand down harsh sentences to individuals, but a very different standard of justice applies to corporations. Too Big to Jail takes readers into a complex, compromised world of backroom deals, for an unprecedented look at what happens when criminal charges are brought against a major company in the United States.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (365 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-356) and index.
ISBN:9780674735712
0674735714

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