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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Federal agency that protects the environment






10. Monitors and regulates security transactions






11. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






12. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






13. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






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






17. Adding or removing a substance






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






19. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






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. Legally exploits security to test systems






24. Time between check issuance and presentation






25. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






27. Crimes committed by company






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






29. Crimes committed by company






30. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






31. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






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






36. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






39. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






40. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






41. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






42. Monitors and regulates security transactions






43. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






44. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






47. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






50. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities