It has been over one hundred years since the Supreme Court first blessed the practice of
holding a corporation criminally responsible separate from its individual stakeholders.' …

Corporate criminal liability developed as courts struggled to overcome the problem of
assigning criminal blame to fictional entities in a legal system based on the moral …

Some corporations have become so large or so systemically important that when they
violate the law, the government cannot credibly threaten" efficient" criminal sanctions. By …

Deferred prosecution was created as an alternative disposition to rehabilitate juvenile and
drug offenders more effectively. Prosecutors procure an indictment, but defer its prosecution …

Purpose Deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) are the tool of choice for federal
prosecutors when adjudicating corporate misconduct. A DPA is a negotiation that permits …

This chapter describes the multiple layers of overlapping jurisdiction involving prosecutors at
the federal, state, and local level and explores the issues this multiplicity of actors raises …

Prosecutors exercise broad power and nearly unchecked discretion. A distinctive and
underappreciated aspect of prosecutorial authority lies in the ability to impose plea terms …

The United States Congress has asked the United States Sentencing Commission to
establish guidelines for sentencing organizations-almost exclusively corporations--convicted …

The white-collar criminal defense bar has never been reticent to complain about US
Department of Justice (DOJ) policies that threaten its clients or the viability of its practice. But …

Corporate criminal liability developed as courts struggled to overcome the problem of
assigning criminal blame to fictional entities in a legal system based on the moral …