Prophetic Activism: Progressive Religious Justice Movements in Contemporary America

ISBN: 9780814783856 出版年:2011 页码:288 Slessarev-Jamir New York University Press

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Who should police corporate misconduct and how should it be policed? In recent years, the Department of Justice has resolved investigations of dozens of Fortune 500 companies via deferred prosecution agreements and non-prosecution agreements, where, instead of facing criminal charges, these companies become regulated by outside agencies. Increasingly, the threat of prosecution and such prosecution agreements is being used to regulate corporate behavior. This practice has been sharply criticized on numerous fronts: agreements are too lenient, there is too little oversight of these agreements, and, perhaps most important, the criminal prosecutors doing the regulating aren't subject to the same checks and balances that civil regulatory agencies are. Prosecutors in the Boardroom explores the questions raised by this practice by compiling the insights of the leading lights in the field, including criminal law professors who specialize in the field of corporate criminal liability and criminal law, a top economist at the SEC who studies corporate wrongdoing, and a leading expert on the use of monitors in criminal law. The essays in this volume move beyond criticisms of the practice to closely examine exactly how regulation by prosecutors works. Broadly, the contributors consider who should police corporate misconduct and how it should be policed, and in conclusion offer a policy blueprint of best practices for federal and state prosecution.

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Dianne M. Daniels

I was assigned this text as part of a course through the Starr King School for the Ministry - Faith Rooted Organizing. The chapters flow well and it's an easy read, though very Christian-based in it's examples of theology and action. As a Unitarian-Universalist, I did some translating in my head regarding some of the religious language, and enjoyed the reading. Historical perspective, lots of stories about how faith-rooted organizers do their work, and how they are inspired and informed by their faith.

Marlon Perez

Good book

Preacher Sherlyn M Russell

A must read!!!!!

Cesar Linares

Informative book.. Looks at issues thru a particular context

LeeinGG

This book addresses a very timely topic. It is written for the well-educated reader, i.e., a college graduate with at least a bachelor's degree. I think the vocabulary makes it difficult to read for anyone with less than that level of education.

Dianne M. Daniels

I was assigned this text as part of a course through the Starr King School for the Ministry - Faith Rooted Organizing. The chapters flow well and it's an easy read, though very Christian-based in it's examples of theology and action. As a Unitarian-Universalist, I did some translating in my head regarding some of the religious language, and enjoyed the reading. Historical perspective, lots of stories about how faith-rooted organizers do their work, and how they are inspired and informed by their faith.

Cesar Linares

Informative book.. Looks at issues thru a particular context

LeeinGG

This book addresses a very timely topic. It is written for the well-educated reader, i.e., a college graduate with at least a bachelor's degree. I think the vocabulary makes it difficult to read for anyone with less than that level of education.

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