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






2. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






3. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






5. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






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






9. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






10. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






11. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






12. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






14. Time between check issuance and presentation






15. 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






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






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






18. Crimes committed by company






19. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






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






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






24. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






27. Adding or removing a substance






28. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






30. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






31. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






32. Federal agency that protects the environment






33. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






35. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






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






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






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






41. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






43. Largest ponzi scheme in history






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Jurisdictions over false advertising