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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. Adding or removing a substance






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






3. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






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






7. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






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






10. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






12. Largest ponzi scheme in history






13. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






14. Jurisdictions over false advertising






15. Crimes committed by company






16. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






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






19. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






23. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






24. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






32. Legally exploits security to test systems






33. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






34. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






35. Federal agency that protects the environment






36. Legally exploits security to test systems






37. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






39. Adding or removing a substance






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






41. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






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






44. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






45. 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






46. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






47. Crimes committed by company






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






49. 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






50. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels