LEGAL 5110

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Organizations, together with their officials and employees, work in the shadow of the criminal law. If an employee or official commits a crime, not only might the employee or official be criminally liable, the organization itself might be liable too. This course introduces you to some basic concepts of criminal law, including the grounds upon which individualsand organizations can be held criminally liable, some of the principal federal criminal statutes especially relevant to the organizational setting, the difference between civil and criminal enforcement in areas of overlapping jurisdiction, the legal incentives organizations have to establish ethics and compliance programs, and the role of the organization and the Department of Justice in the conduct of internal investigations.

When Offered Spring.

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  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20132 LEGAL 5110   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

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