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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. Crimes committed by company






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






3. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






6. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






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






10. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






11. Largest ponzi scheme in history






12. Largest ponzi scheme in history






13. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






16. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






18. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






19. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






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






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






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






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






25. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






35. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






37. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






38. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






40. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






41. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






44. Federal agency that protects the environment






45. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






46. Time between check issuance and presentation






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. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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