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






3. Time between check issuance and presentation






4. Bonds- debt paid back with interest Stocks - shares of company






5. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






7. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






9. Bonds- debt paid back with interest Stocks - shares of company






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






11. Adding or removing a substance






12. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






14. Monitors and regulates security transactions






15. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






17. Legally exploits security to test systems






18. Easiest way to make a fast buck - Greed is good - Fear of falling






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






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






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






22. Writing worthless checks and using finical institutions to conceal their true value






23. Time between check issuance and presentation






24. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






26. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






27. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






28. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






29. Individuals have criminal tendencies that they import to the organizational context to commit both occupational and organizational crimes






30. Largest ponzi scheme in history






31. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






33. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






35. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






37. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






39. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






40. Crimes committed by company






41. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






42. 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






43. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






45. Writing worthless checks and using finical institutions to conceal their true value






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






47. Monitors and regulates security transactions






48. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






50. Easiest way to make a fast buck - Greed is good - Fear of falling