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






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






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






5. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






8. Adding or removing a substance






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






10. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






11. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






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






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






14. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






17. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






19. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






21. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






22. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






23. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






25. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






26. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






30. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






32. Largest ponzi scheme in history






33. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






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






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






37. Crimes committed by company






38. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






40. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






44. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






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






47. 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






48. Time between check issuance and presentation






49. Crimes committed by company






50. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses