Individual Versus Institutional Liability for White-Collar Crime
Learn about how individuals and institutions may be liable for white-collar crime.
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White-collar crime often occurs in the context of complex organizations like corporations. This context raises the question of when an organization is criminally liable for an individual’s actions. Historically, corporations couldn’t be criminally liable under common law. Because a corporation has no mind, it couldn’t form the necessary criminal intent. Moreover, because a corporation isn’t a physical entity, it couldn’t undertake an actus reus. Finally, a corporation couldn’t go to prison....
