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The role of blameworthiness in the federal probation sentencing of corporate environmental offenders
Ist Teil von
Journal of financial crime, 2023-04, Vol.30 (3), p.650-664
Ort / Verlag
London: Emerald Publishing Limited
Erscheinungsjahr
2023
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Emerald Management 200
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the federal sentencing of organizational probation for environmental offenders using the focal concerns. Those organizations that are more blameworthy should be sentenced to longer probation terms. However, little research has been conducted to examine whether probation is being sentenced accordingly. This is especially true for organizations convicted of environmental offenses, which are often thought of as deserving of increased penalties compared to non-environmental offenses.
Design/methodology/approach
This study used quantitative federal sentencing data from 2011 to 2020 (n = 1,436) and eight potential measures of blameworthiness grounded in the focal concerns.
Findings
The results showed that those organizations convicted of environmental crimes received 30% longer probation sentences than those not convicted of environmental crimes. However, additional measurements of blameworthiness derived from the existing literature of focal concerns were not relevant to probation sentencing decisions.
Originality/value
This study extends the application of the focal concerns and increases the body of knowledge regarding the sentencing of federal environmental offenders.