Corporate Criminal Liability and the Comparative Mix of Sanctions

Co-author(s)

William S. Laufer

Date

1992-12-31

Citation

William S. Laufer & Steven D. Walt, Corporate Criminal Liability and the Comparative Mix of Sanctions, in White-Collar Crime Reconsidered, Northeastern University Press, 309–331 (1992).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Steven D. Walt

John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

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