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






2. Crimes that benefit oneself - Crimes against their employee






3. Jurisdictions over false advertising






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






5. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






7. Largest ponzi scheme in history






8. Federal agency that protects the environment






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






10. Crimes committed by company






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






12. Time between check issuance and presentation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Deceptive activities that affect the welfare of securities






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






28. Crimes Committed by legitimate businesses






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






30. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






31. Transactions involving $5000 or more in federal offenses






32. Largest ponzi scheme in history






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Manipulating - destroying or removing labels






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






39. Adding or removing a substance






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






41. Deceiving consumers with inaccurate claims






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






43. Illegally exploits security for malicious purposes






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






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






46. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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






48. Using the mails to complete criminal activity






49. Monitors and regulates security transactions






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