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






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






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






4. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






5. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






8. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






9. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






11. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






15. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






16. Federal agency that protects the environment






17. Crimes committed by company






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






19. Monitors and regulates security transactions






20. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






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






25. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






28. Monitors and regulates security transactions






29. Largest ponzi scheme in history






30. Jurisdictions over false advertising






31. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






33. 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






34. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






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






38. Crimes committed by company






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






40. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






42. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






43. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






46. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






47. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






49. Time between check issuance and presentation






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