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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. Jurisdictions over false advertising






2. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






5. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






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






9. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






10. 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






11. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






13. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






14. Crimes committed by company






15. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






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






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






20. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






24. Legally exploits security to test systems






25. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






26. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






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






30. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






33. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






34. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






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






38. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






40. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






42. Crimes committed by company






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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