McCallum, R., Schofield, T., & Reeve, B. (2012). "The Role of the Judiciary in Occupational Health and Safety Prosecutions: Institutional Processes and the Production of Deterrence."

Question

In the reading (McCallum et al., 2012), two judges referenced circumstances where the defendants entered a guilty plea prior to the cases coming before the court. With reference to the employer's primary OHS duty in BC Canada, explain why employers might enter guilty pleas when prosecuted by the regulator, even in circumstances where they are not at fault or negligent.