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






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






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






6. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






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






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






11. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






13. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






15. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






18. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






19. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






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






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






24. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






25. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






26. 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






27. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






29. Adding or removing a substance






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






31. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






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






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






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






37. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






38. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






40. Federal agency that protects the environment






41. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






44. Crimes committed by company






45. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






46. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






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






50. Crimes committed by company