Corporate Criminal Liability

A corporation is criminally liable for the federal crimes its employees or agents commit in its interest. Corporate officers, employees, and agents are individually liable for the crimes they commit, for the crimes they conspire to commit, for the foreseeable crimes their co-conspirators commit, for the crimes whose commission they aid and abet, and for the crimes whose perpetrators they assist after the fact. Individual criminal statutes, Justice Department policies, and the Sentencing Guidelines largely dictate the circumstances under which, and the extent to which, agents, employees, corporations, and similar unincorporated entities are prosecuted and punished. This book provides a brief overview of federal law in the area. The book also provides a brief discussion of the legislation, the legal background, and a chronology of related issues and events.

The public is increasingly concerned with corporate responsibility for fatal accidents and the criminal law is increasingly invoked to punish corporate fault.This work provides a practical guide to the implications of this area of law. It reviews the background to corporate criminal liability, considers who is responsible, discusses specific offences, and examines the present position of corporations facing a manslaughter allegation and what an Involuntary Homicide Act is likely to change. Practical treatment of major offences affecting companies Covers the new offences of corruption and the regime of restraint Gathers together a wide range of material - enabling immediate reference on procedure, evidence and law in a single source Sets out the relevant parts of leading authorities on the subject