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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. 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






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






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






4. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






6. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






10. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






12. Adding or removing a substance






13. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






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






17. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






18. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






20. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






22. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






24. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






26. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






28. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






31. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






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






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






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






37. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






38. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






39. Adding or removing a substance






40. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






41. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






43. Time between check issuance and presentation






44. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






45. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






47. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






50. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee