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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. Trading securities based on information that is not public knowledge






3. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






4. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






7. Monitors and regulates security transactions






8. Time between check issuance and presentation






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. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






11. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






13. Crimes committed by company






14. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






17. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






19. Adding or removing a substance






20. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






22. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






23. Legally exploits security to test systems






24. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






27. 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






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






29. Monitors and regulates security transactions






30. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






31. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






34. Federal agency that protects the environment






35. Jurisdictions over false advertising






36. Crimes committed by company






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






38. Adding or removing a substance






39. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






41. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






42. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses