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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 that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






2. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






3. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






4. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






6. Federal agency that protects the environment






7. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






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






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






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






13. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






15. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






17. Largest ponzi scheme in history






18. Jurisdictions over false advertising






19. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






20. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






22. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






24. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






25. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






36. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






37. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






38. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






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






42. Crimes committed by company






43. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






44. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






47. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






50. Federal agency that protects the environment