Module 8: The Legal and Social Environment of Businesswill prepare you to :

• Discuss the nature and classification of crimes
• Describe the basis of criminal liability
• Identify who is responsible for criminal acts
• Explain the penalties for crimes and the sentencing for corporate crimes
• List examples of white-collar crimes and their elements
• Describe the common law crimes
• Discuss crimes related to computers
• Describe the rights of businesses charged with crimes and the constitutional protections afforded them

And you will be able to:

• Explain the difference between torts and crimes
• Distinguish between an assault and a battery
• Explain the three different torts of invasion of privacy
• Explain the torts of defamation and defenses
• Explain the elements of negligence and defenses
• Explain the tort of strict liability and why very few defenses are available

Assignment:

please create a factual situation that could be used as a discussion basing on information in this module. After you create the factual situation, please provide a model answer.