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






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






3. Crimes committed by company






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






5. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






7. Legally exploits security to test systems






8. Jurisdictions over false advertising






9. Monitors and regulates security transactions






10. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






12. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






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






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






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






18. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






20. Adding or removing a substance






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






23. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






25. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






27. Monitors and regulates security transactions






28. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






29. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






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






33. Adding or removing a substance






34. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






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






38. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






39. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






42. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






45. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






48. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






49. Jurisdictions over false advertising






50. 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