Compliance and the crimes of collusion and corruption in the private field

Abstract

Corruption is the antonym of progress, like an anchor that prevents us from emerging. Banishing unfair practices that compromise the money of all Peruvians and have a direct impact on social development is a priority that reaches all levels. The need to protect and safeguard the public treasury and private assets against act of corruption is today an obligation on the part of the state and specifically of criminal law. Seven years after the promulgation of Legislative Decree 1385 and the appearance of the crime of corruption in the private sphere, we note that progress is negligible. The justification of regulatory compliance programs in the private sector, in addition to being necessary, requires control and verification systems that allow their effective and real compliance. Thus, strengthening business ethics, controlling risk management and providing entrepreneurs with mechanisms that allow them to identify acts of corruption within their organizations will have a direct impact on acts of corruption that constitute one of the main barriers that impede the progress of any society.