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






2. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






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






5. Largest ponzi scheme in history






6. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






10. Legally exploits security to test systems






11. Monitors and regulates security transactions






12. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






13. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






15. Federal agency that protects the environment






16. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






17. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






18. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






20. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






21. Time between check issuance and presentation






22. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






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






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






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






28. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






30. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






32. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






33. Crimes committed by company






34. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






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






38. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






44. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






45. Adding or removing a substance






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






47. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






48. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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