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A Conversation with Professor Sylvia Rich: Corporate Crime and Deferred Prosecution Agreements

Published: Oct. 6, 2021, 9:13 p.m.

b'On this Episode, Senator Kim Pate is joined by Professor Dr. Sylvia Rich from University of Ottawa\\u2019s Faculty of Law - Common Law Section.\\n\\nKim and Professor Rich discuss corporate and organizational crime and remediation agreements (commonly referred to as "deferred prosecution agreements" or "non-prosecution agreements". They also discuss why corporations are able to get deferred prosecution agreements and avoid criminal responsibility but most individuals in Canada do not have these same options. Finally, they discuss the effect of deferred prosecution agreements to increase the targeting of individuals (i.e., corporate actors).'