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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 committed by company






2. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






12. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






13. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






15. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






17. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






19. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






22. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






23. Crimes committed by company






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






25. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






29. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






33. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






35. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






37. Time between check issuance and presentation






38. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






39. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






42. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






43. 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






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






45. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






47. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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