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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. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






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






6. Legally exploits security to test systems






7. Federal agency that protects the environment






8. Crimes committed by company






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






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






20. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






21. Time between check issuance and presentation






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. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






32. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






33. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






34. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






36. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






38. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






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






42. Adding or removing a substance






43. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






44. Crimes committed by company






45. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






47. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






49. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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