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






2. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






3. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






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






13. Crimes committed by company






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






15. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






16. Crimes committed by company






17. Legally exploits security to test systems






18. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






19. Federal agency that protects the environment






20. Adding or removing a substance






21. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






23. Adding or removing a substance






24. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






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






28. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






29. Jurisdictions over false advertising






30. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






31. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






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






35. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






37. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






38. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






41. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






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






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






46. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






47. 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






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






49. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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