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






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






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






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






5. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






7. Crimes committed by company






8. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






10. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






11. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Time between check issuance and presentation






21. Adding or removing a substance






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






23. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






24. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






26. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






29. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






31. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






32. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






40. Monitors and regulates security transactions






41. Jurisdictions over false advertising






42. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






45. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






47. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






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