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






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






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






5. 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






6. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






7. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






9. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






11. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






12. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






14. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






18. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






19. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






22. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






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






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






27. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






38. Crimes committed by company






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






40. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






43. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities