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






2. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






3. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






5. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






8. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






9. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






11. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






12. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






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






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






18. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






19. Adding or removing a substance






20. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






21. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






23. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






33. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






35. Largest ponzi scheme in history






36. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






38. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






42. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






45. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






46. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






47. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






50. Crimes committed by company