ETH 321 Week 2 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 13: Criminal Law and Business

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ETH 321 Week 2 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 13: Criminal Law and Business
ETH 321 Week 2 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 13: Criminal Law and Business
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ETH 321 Week 2 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 13: Criminal Law and Business

Read Ch. 13 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The ethical reasons for holding business organizations criminally liable for crimes committed by their employees.
  • The concept of white collar crimes, and their negative effect on a business.
  • Criminal Liability of Corporations
  • Class, consider the following scenario:
  • You are a supervisor at a construction site and you know that the trench or hole that your workers are working in his improperly shored. You do nothing to fix it. The hole collapses and injures or kills one of the workers.  Is there any criminal responsibility for this on the part of the 1) company, or 2) you, as the supervisor?  If so, what is the basis for liability, if any?