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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 legitimate businesses






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






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






4. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






5. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






8. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






12. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






13. 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






14. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






18. 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






19. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






22. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






23. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






24. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






25. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






26. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






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






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






31. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






33. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






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






37. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






39. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






40. Crimes committed by company






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






42. Legally exploits security to test systems






43. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






44. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






45. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






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






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






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