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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. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






2. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






4. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






8. Federal agency that protects the environment






9. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






19. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






21. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






23. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






25. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






27. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






30. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






31. Jurisdictions over false advertising






32. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






33. Adding or removing a substance






34. Legally exploits security to test systems






35. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






39. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






40. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






43. Adding or removing a substance






44. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






47. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






49. Crimes committed by company






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