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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. Largest ponzi scheme in history






2. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






4. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






7. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






8. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






9. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






10. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






11. Crimes committed by company






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






13. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






14. Largest ponzi scheme in history






15. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






19. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






20. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






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






24. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






26. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






27. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






31. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






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






35. Crimes committed by company






36. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






39. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






42. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






43. Legally exploits security to test systems






44. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






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






48. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






49. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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