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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. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






2. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






5. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






8. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






11. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






13. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






15. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






16. Adding or removing a substance






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






18. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






20. Crimes committed by company






21. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






24. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






26. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






29. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






30. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






31. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






33. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






35. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






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






39. Crimes committed by company






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






45. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






47. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






49. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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