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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. Federal agency that protects the environment






2. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






4. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






5. Crimes committed by company






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






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






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






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






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






12. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






13. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






15. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Time between check issuance and presentation






23. Adding or removing a substance






24. 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






25. Adding or removing a substance






26. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






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






31. Monitors and regulates security transactions






32. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






33. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






35. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






36. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






37. Largest ponzi scheme in history






38. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






40. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






42. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






45. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






46. Legally exploits security to test systems






47. Jurisdictions over false advertising






48. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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