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






2. Legally exploits security to test systems






3. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






4. Crimes committed by company






5. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






8. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






9. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






10. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






12. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






15. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






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






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






20. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






21. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






24. Largest ponzi scheme in history






25. Adding or removing a substance






26. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






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






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






31. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






33. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






34. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






36. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






40. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






41. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






42. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






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






46. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






48. Monitors and regulates security transactions






49. 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






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