Publications
In June 2000, Disaster Action published a book, researched and written by David Bergman (founder of the Centre for Corporate Accountability), called:
The Case for Corporate Responsibility
Corporate Violence and the Criminal Justice System
ISBN 0 9538331 0 0
Softback
150 pages
Price £15 plus p&p
To order this publication, please contact us on 01483 799066, or write to us.
This book was the culmination of a decade's
work on corporate responsibility. In it, we argued that
reform of the law of manslaughter should only be the first
step for the Government to take. A number of proposals were put forward in the book, including:
- the imposition of clear legal safety duties on directors.
- the setting up of specialised investigation units within
the police and the regulatory agencies, with the responsibility of investigating deaths and major injuries resulting from corporate activities.
- giving judges the power to subject a convicted company to
corporate probation and community service.
- a new system of proportionate fines for convicted companies.
- a system whereby offences by companies results in penalty
points being registered against company directors.
- the creation of a new offence of 'corporate grievous bodily harm'.
While the law on corporate manslaughter has been enacted, the book remains a vital source of background information and research, including case studies of a number of disasters and our view on the role played by systemic, corporate failures in those disasters.
Corporate Responsibility: Health and Safety in Company Annual Reports
Disaster Action conducted a survey of the annual company
reports of the 100 top FTSE companies to see how many referred to
health & safety. Forty-seven did, 53 did not. Published in 1997, the
resulting report is available from Disaster Action. This report
was updated in 1998, and Disaster Action continues to work with
companies to ensure they take account of this often neglected
aspect of business practice.
Links
Disaster and Social Crisis Research
Network
: : http://www.erc.gr/English/d&scrn/index.htm
BSA Disasters Study Group
: : http://www.britsoc.co.uk/bsaweb.php?link_id=26&area=item2
Australasian Journal of Trauma and
Disaster Studies
: : http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/
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