The US Sentencing Guidelines Use a "Carrot and Stick" Approach

question 23

Multiple Choice

The US Sentencing Guidelines use a "carrot and stick" approach to managing corporate crime. What is meant by the use of "carrot" and "stick"?

• A) The carrot dangles at the end of the stick as an incentive for organizations to continue to behave ethically.
• B) The carrot refers to the guidelines as "food for thought" and the stick refers to the punishment if the guidelines are not followed.
• C) The carrot refers to incentives in the guidelines to behave ethically and the stick refers to the punishment if the guidelines are not followed.
• D) None of these.