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






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






3. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






4. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






15. Crimes committed by company






16. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






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






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






21. Crimes committed by company






22. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






23. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






25. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






26. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






29. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






31. Federal agency that protects the environment






32. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






33. Largest ponzi scheme in history






34. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






43. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






44. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






45. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






48. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






49. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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