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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. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






2. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






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






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






8. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






11. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






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






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






17. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






19. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






21. Crimes committed by company






22. Monitors and regulates security transactions






23. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






26. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






27. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






30. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






33. Federal agency that protects the environment






34. 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






35. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






38. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






40. Time between check issuance and presentation






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. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






43. Time between check issuance and presentation






44. Jurisdictions over false advertising






45. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






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






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






50. Jurisdictions over false advertising