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White Collar Crime Vocab

Subjects : law, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






2. Arab Scam or Abdul Scam - an FBI sting operation in which agents posed as rich oil sheiks and bribed members of Congress






3. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






4. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






5. Big companies may benifit from regulatory laws but little companies don't make enough money to meet regulatory laws






6. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






7. Illegally exploits security in good will or jut for fun (for the lulz)






8. Big companies may benifit from regulatory laws but little companies don't make enough money to meet regulatory laws






9. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






10. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






11. Time between check issuance and presentation






12. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller






13. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






14. Paper where Ford admitted safety problems in a design but rationalized it was cheaper to pay a law suit






15. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






16. Largest ponzi scheme in history






17. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






18. Famously - Sutherland claimed that WC criminals do not suffer from psychological disorders






19. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






20. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






21. Created 3 new crimes - Unauthorized access with intent to defraud - Malicious damages via unauthorized access - Trafficking in passwords with intent to defraud






22. Said the free market - not the legal system is the best way to deal with business which harm people... govern themselves






23. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






24. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






25. Crimes committed by company






26. Federal agency that protects the environment






27. United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)






28. Paper where Ford admitted safety problems in a design but rationalized it was cheaper to pay a law suit






29. Time between check issuance and presentation






30. Arab Scam or Abdul Scam - an FBI sting operation in which agents posed as rich oil sheiks and bribed members of Congress






31. Certainty - severity - and celerity - How likely it is to be punished - How harsh that punishment will be - How quickly the punishment will be applied






32. Something about the organizational context induces otherwise good people to commit crimes or unethical acts






33. Individuals choose to commit crimes as a result of some calculus - Bounded rationality






34. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






35. Low or absent affect - Lack of empathy - Inability to form attachment - Able to appear outwardly normal






36. A legislation designed to prevent business firms from gaining monopoly in their fields






37. Taking cash from a register - over charging customers or under ringing sales






38. Low or absent affect - Lack of empathy - Inability to form attachment - Able to appear outwardly normal






39. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






40. Trading securities based on information that is not public knowledge






41. Commitment to one's job should constrain crime - Hollinger and Clark (1983) found deviant workplace behavior increased when employees intended to leave their current job






42. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






43. As new clients are made - their money is used to pay original investors






44. Illegal activity using phone - Television - cable - or rodeo lines






45. Created 3 new crimes - Unauthorized access with intent to defraud - Malicious damages via unauthorized access - Trafficking in passwords with intent to defraud






46. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller






47. Commitment to one's job should constrain crime - Hollinger and Clark (1983) found deviant workplace behavior increased when employees intended to leave their current job






48. Monitors and regulates security transactions






49. As new clients are made - their money is used to pay original investors






50. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels