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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. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






3. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






4. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






6. Legally exploits security to test systems






7. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






8. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






11. Jurisdictions over false advertising






12. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






14. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






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






18. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






20. 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






21. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






22. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






24. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






26. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






27. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






29. Adding or removing a substance






30. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






34. Time between check issuance and presentation






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. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






39. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






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






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






45. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






46. Crimes committed by company






47. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






50. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities