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






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






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






4. Jurisdictions over false advertising






5. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






7. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






8. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






9. 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






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






11. Legally exploits security to test systems






12. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






13. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






16. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






18. Adding or removing a substance






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






20. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






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






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






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






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






26. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






27. Monitors and regulates security transactions






28. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






30. Adding or removing a substance






31. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






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






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






37. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






38. Crimes committed by company






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






40. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






41. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






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






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






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






46. Crimes committed by company






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






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






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






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