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






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






3. Time between check issuance and presentation






4. Crimes committed by company






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






6. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






7. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






9. 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






10. Adding or removing a substance






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






12. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






15. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






17. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






18. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






19. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






20. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






22. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






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






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






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






28. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






29. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






30. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






31. Monitors and regulates security transactions






32. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






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






37. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






40. Legally exploits security to test systems






41. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






42. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






43. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






44. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






47. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






50. Adding or removing a substance