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






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






3. Crimes committed by company






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






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






6. Federal agency that protects the environment






7. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






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






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






13. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






14. Legally exploits security to test systems






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






16. Legally exploits security to test systems






17. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






20. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






22. 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






23. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






25. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






26. Jurisdictions over false advertising






27. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






28. Adding or removing a substance






29. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






31. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






33. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






35. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






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






40. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






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






43. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






46. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






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






49. Monitors and regulates security transactions






50. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels