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






2. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






4. Federal agency that protects the environment






5. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






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






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






11. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






13. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






14. Adding or removing a substance






15. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






16. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






17. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






18. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






19. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






21. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






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






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






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






27. Largest ponzi scheme in history






28. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






29. Time between check issuance and presentation






30. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






32. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






43. Adding or removing a substance






44. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






45. 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






46. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






47. Jurisdictions over false advertising






48. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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