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 …

This article offers an overview of and commentary on the US approach to corporate
prosecution and punishment. Though the United States purports to have a vigorous system …

Justice, Crime, and Ethics, a leading textbook in criminal justice programs, examines ethical
dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal justice and professional activities in the …

In recent years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) have enforced the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) with increasing …

According to the US Department of Justice, Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)"
occupy an important middle ground between declining prosecution and obtaining the …

Criminal convictions have devastating effects on the lives of convicted defendants long after
incarceration. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, with 1 in …

Periodically, scholars who write in the field of corporate crime are apt to conjure alternatives
to the existing order, sometimes going so far as to imagine a world in which corporate crime …

While courts historically have taken a hands-off approach to settlement, judges across the
legal spectrum have begun to intervene actively in" aggregate settlements"-repeated …

This article links the economic sanctions enacted by the United States and the internal
compliance functions of non-American banks. 1 Whereas scholars have recently …

Deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) provide an alternative enforcement tool to tackle
economic crime. Prosecutors tailor punishment and remediation measures more accurately …