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






2. Federal agency that protects the environment






3. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






4. Monitors and regulates security transactions






5. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






7. Crimes committed by company






8. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






10. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






11. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






14. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






15. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






18. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






20. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






21. Adding or removing a substance






22. 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






23. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






25. Crimes committed by company






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






27. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






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






31. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






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






36. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






38. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






40. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






43. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






45. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






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






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






50. Legally exploits security to test systems