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






2. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






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






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






8. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






10. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






12. Crimes committed by company






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






14. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






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






18. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






20. Jurisdictions over false advertising






21. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






23. Adding or removing a substance






24. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






26. Crimes committed by company






27. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






28. 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






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






30. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






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






35. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






36. Jurisdictions over false advertising






37. Federal agency that protects the environment






38. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






41. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






44. Adding or removing a substance






45. Time between check issuance and presentation






46. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






47. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






50. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims