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






2. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






3. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






4. Largest ponzi scheme in history






5. Federal agency that protects the environment






6. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






7. Crimes committed by company






8. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






9. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






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






13. Crimes committed by company






14. Time between check issuance and presentation






15. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






17. Jurisdictions over false advertising






18. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






19. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






20. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






25. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






26. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






27. Adding or removing a substance






28. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






31. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






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






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






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






37. Largest ponzi scheme in history






38. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






40. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






42. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






43. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






45. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






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






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






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