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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. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






4. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






5. Adding or removing a substance






6. Federal agency that protects the environment






7. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






9. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






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






13. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






14. Jurisdictions over false advertising






15. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






17. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






18. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






19. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






22. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






24. Crimes committed by company






25. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Time between check issuance and presentation






34. Largest ponzi scheme in history






35. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






36. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






37. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






39. Adding or removing a substance






40. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






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






44. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






46. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






48. Jurisdictions over false advertising






49. 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






50. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain