Deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) provide an alternative enforcement tool to tackle economic crime. Prosecutors tailor punishment and remediation measures more accurately to satisfy the principles of prosecution. The companies in question can avoid criminal charges, provided that they comply with agreed terms and conditions. The use of DPAs is conducive to relieving collateral consequences, while being able to deter, punish and reshape corporate behaviour. In principle, enforcement authorities can maximise the leverage with criminal liability over companies to cultivate a robust corporate culture against bribery. It is argued that an effective global anti-bribery regime rests with not only transnational cooperation, but also adequate governance and rigorous compliance. With the DPAs having increased in prominence as a mainstay of the US enforcement regime, it remains to be seen whether the potent tool will be viable and further reshape the future enforcement landscape of the anti-bribery regime in the UK and even on a global basis.

延期起诉协议（DPA）提供了另一种解决经济犯罪的执法工具。检察官可以更准确地制定惩罚和补救措施，以满足起诉原则。只要遵守商定的条款和条件，有关公司可以避免刑事指控。使用DPA有助于减轻附带后果，同时能够阻止，惩罚和重塑公司行为。原则上，执法机构可以最大程度地发挥对公司的刑事责任的杠杆作用，以培育强大的反贿赂企业文化。有人认为，有效的全球反贿赂制度不仅取决于跨国合作，而且取决于适当的治理和严格的遵守。