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






2. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






4. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






6. Jurisdictions over false advertising






7. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






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






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






13. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






14. Time between check issuance and presentation






15. Time between check issuance and presentation






16. Monitors and regulates security transactions






17. Adding or removing a substance






18. Crimes committed by company






19. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






20. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Largest ponzi scheme in history






29. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






31. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






34. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






36. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






39. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






41. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






44. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






46. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






47. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






48. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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