While Harm to Individuals in the Workplace Is Often Classified

question 23

Multiple Choice

While harm to individuals in the workplace is often classified as accidental,some believe assault charges should be laid.Why is this not the general practice?

• A) it is too difficult to prove who committed the crime in the case of large corporations
• B) there is no mechanism in the Criminal Code to charge corporate leaders with offences
• C) the state must balance harm done to individuals with the need to keep corporations running in order to employ many
• D) harm to workers and the public is very rarely caused by the practices of large corporations