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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. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






4. Time between check issuance and presentation






5. Federal agency that protects the environment






6. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






8. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






11. Jurisdictions over false advertising






12. Monitors and regulates security transactions






13. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






16. Largest ponzi scheme in history






17. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






18. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






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






22. Time between check issuance and presentation






23. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






35. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






36. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






37. Adding or removing a substance






38. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






39. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






42. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






43. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






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






47. Largest ponzi scheme in history






48. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






50. Adding or removing a substance