Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-356) and index.
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United states vs. Goliath -- The company in the courtroom -- What happens to a prosecution deferred? -- The ostriches -- The victims -- The carrot and the stick -- Enter the monitors -- The constitutional rights of corporations -- Foreign corporate criminals -- The future of corporate prosecutions.
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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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Corporate governance-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Corporation law-- United States-- Criminal provisions.
Corporations-- Corrupt practices-- United States.
Criminal liability of juristic persons-- United States.