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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






4. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






6. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






8. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






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






12. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






14. Crimes committed by company






15. Federal agency that protects the environment






16. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






17. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






19. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






22. Federal agency that protects the environment






23. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






24. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






26. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






27. Largest ponzi scheme in history






28. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






29. Monitors and regulates security transactions






30. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






31. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






33. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






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






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






38. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






47. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






48. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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