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1017265
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b771635
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Laufer, William S.
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Corporate bodies and guilty minds : : the failure of corporate criminal liability /\ William S. Laufer.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xv, 288 pages)
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| ISBN
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0226470407
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: 0226470423
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: 9780226470405
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: 9780226470429
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0226470407
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9780226470405
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-265) and indexes.
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| Contents
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The evolution of corporate criminal law -- Recognizing personhood -- Constructing fault -- Playing games -- Shifting blame -- Crafting a soul -- Making and unmaking the pessimist's account.
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| Abstract
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We live in an era defined by corporate greed and malfeasance--one in which unprecedented accounting frauds and failures of compliance run rampant. In order to calm investor fears, revive perceptions of legitimacy in markets, and demonstrate the resolve of state and federal regulators, a host of reforms, high-profile investigations, and symbolic prosecutions have been conducted in response. But are they enough?In this timely work, William S. Laufer argues that even with recent legal reforms, corporate criminal law continues to be ineffective. As evidence, Laufer considers the failure of courts a.
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Corporation law-- United States-- Criminal provisions.
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Corporations-- Corrupt practices-- United States.
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Criminal liability of juristic persons-- United States.
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Entreprises-- Pratiques déloyales-- États-Unis.
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Personnes morales-- Responsabilité pénale-- États-Unis.
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Sociétés-- Droit-- États-Unis-- Droit pénal.
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Corporation law-- Criminal provisions.
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Corporations-- Corrupt practices.
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Criminal liability of juristic persons.
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LAW-- Criminal Law-- General.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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345.73/0268
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KF9236.5.L38 2006eb
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