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






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






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






5. Time between check issuance and presentation






6. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






9. Legally exploits security to test systems






10. Time between check issuance and presentation






11. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






14. Crimes committed by company






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






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






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






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






19. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






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






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






24. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






25. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






27. Crimes committed by company






28. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






29. Adding or removing a substance






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






31. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






32. Jurisdictions over false advertising






33. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






34. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






35. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






36. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






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






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






41. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






42. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






45. 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






46. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






49. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






50. Monitors and regulates security transactions