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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. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






4. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






6. Legally exploits security to test systems






7. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






10. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






13. 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






14. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Largest ponzi scheme in history






22. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






24. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






26. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






28. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






30. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






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






35. Legally exploits security to test systems






36. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






37. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






39. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






40. Adding or removing a substance






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






42. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






43. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






45. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






47. Crimes committed by company






48. Monitors and regulates security transactions






49. Adding or removing a substance






50. Jurisdictions over false advertising