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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. 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






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






4. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






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






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






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






10. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






11. Largest ponzi scheme in history






12. Largest ponzi scheme in history






13. Adding or removing a substance






14. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






17. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






18. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






21. Monitors and regulates security transactions






22. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






23. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






26. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






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






30. Adding or removing a substance






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Crimes committed by company






36. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






39. Monitors and regulates security transactions






40. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






42. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






44. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






47. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






49. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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