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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






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






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






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






7. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






9. Excessive trade transaction to raise commission






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






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






12. Largest ponzi scheme in history






13. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






14. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






16. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






18. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






20. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






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






23. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






24. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Adding or removing a substance






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






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






34. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






36. Federal agency that protects the environment






37. Crimes committed by company






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






39. One person represents himself as another to monetary gain






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






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






42. Federal agency that protects the environment






43. 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






44. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






45. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






46. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






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






48. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






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






50. Largest ponzi scheme in history