In a partnership,are partners liable for the crimes committed by another partner? Explain.

When a partner commits a crime in the course and scope of transacting partnership business,rarely are his partners criminally liable.But when the partners have participated in the criminal act or authorized its commission,they are liable.They may also be liable when they know of a partner's criminal tendencies yet place him in a position in which he may commit a crime.Until recent times,a partnership could not be held liable for a crime in most states because it was not viewed as a legal entity.However,modern criminal codes usually define a partnership as a "person" that may commit a crime when a partner,acting within the scope of his authority,engages in a criminal act.