COURSE OVERVIEW
Organizations always seek to avoid and reduce the risk of criminal liability for both individuals within the organization and for the organization as an entity. You will begin this course by identifying the sources of individual and corporate criminal liability in an organizational setting. This will include reviewing the federal criminal process and distinguishing between corporate and personal liability. You will then explore the importance of criminal intentionality, or mental state. You will examine mental state terminology and how it serves to define criminal behavior. Finally, you will discover the importance of having a solid ethics and compliance program by reviewing the elements of a successful compliance program and recognizing the effect it can have on reducing your organization's exposure to criminal liability and lowering fines.
KEY COURSE TAKEAWAYS
- Explore the various sources of criminal law relevant to
individual and corporate criminal liability in an organizational setting
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Acknowledge the important role of mental state in determining criminal
liability
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Identify the key elements of an effective ethics and compliance program to
reduce your organization's exposure to criminal liability or fines
