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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. Largest ponzi scheme in history






2. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






4. Jurisdictions over false advertising






5. 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






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






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






8. Monitors and regulates security transactions






9. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






10. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






13. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






16. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






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






20. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Legally exploits security to test systems






26. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






27. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






28. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






29. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






32. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






33. Time between check issuance and presentation






34. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






36. Adding or removing a substance






37. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






40. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






41. Federal agency that protects the environment






42. Adding or removing a substance






43. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






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






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






50. Crimes committed by company