

An edition of Too big to jail (2014)
how prosecutors compromise with corporations
By Brandon Garrett
Publish Date
2014
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Language
eng
Pages
365
Description:
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.
subjects: Corporation law, Criminal liability of juristic persons, Law and legislation, Corrupt practices, Corporate governance, Criminal provisions, Prosecution, Tort liability of corporations, Corporations, Corporation law, united states, Corporate governance, law and legislation, Corporations, corrupt practices, Corporations, united states, Juristic persons, Corporation law--criminal provisions, Corporation law--united states--criminal provisions, Tort liability of corporations--united states, Corporate governance--law and legislation, Corporate governance--law and legislation--united states, Corporations--corrupt practices, Corporations--corrupt practices--united states, Criminal liability of juristic persons--united states, Prosecution--united states, Kf1301.a2 g37 2014, 345.73/0268
Places: United States