Question 1

What unusual question does the control theory of white-collar crime focus on? What answer does the theory provide?

Accepted Answer

Answer should include:
a. Why people do

Question 2

Not being promoted or not being given a raise (a positive stimulus) can result in workplace misconduct under which criminal theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  control theory 
B)  general strain theory 
C)  justifying theory 
D)  conflict theory 
A)  control theory 
B)  general strain theory 
C)  justifying theory 
D)  conflict theory

Question 3

Which of the following theorems of white-collar offending developed by Hirschi is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Executives with strong commitments to lines of action will have lower workplace offending rates. 
B)  Executives with weak bonds to coworkers, who could be potential offenders, are less likely to engage in criminal behavior. 
C)  Executives who believe in the rules are more likely to break them. 
D)  Executives with strong involvement in corporate activities are just as likely to offend. 
A)  Executives with strong commitments to lines of action will have lower workplace offending rates. 
B)  Executives with weak bonds to coworkers, who could be potential offenders, are less likely to engage in criminal behavior. 
C)  Executives who believe in the rules are more likely to break them. 
D)  Executives with strong involvement in corporate activities are just as likely to offend.

Question 4

The self-control theory is criticized on grounds of empirical concerns because the theory states that a lack of self-control leads to crime, but white-collar workers have to have some self-control to achieve their status in the first place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What question does control theory ask that is different from other theory perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  why people commit crimes 
B)  why people commit their first crime 
C)  why people get caught offending 
D)  why don't people commit crime 
A)  why people commit crimes 
B)  why people commit their first crime 
C)  why people get caught offending 
D)  why don't people commit crime

Question 6

How did Hirschi and Gottfredson criticize the cultural theory of white-collar crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  They said it was too hard of a concept for the general public to grasp because they had an image of elitists when it came to picturing white-collar crime. 
B)  They said it was too broad, and it if were true more people would be offending. 
C)  They said it was more useful for explaining traditional crimes than white-collar crime. 
D)  They said it was too narrow and that it didn't explain enough crime. 
A)  They said it was too hard of a concept for the general public to grasp because they had an image of elitists when it came to picturing white-collar crime. 
B)  They said it was too broad, and it if were true more people would be offending. 
C)  They said it was more useful for explaining traditional crimes than white-collar crime. 
D)  They said it was too narrow and that it didn't explain enough crime.

Question 7

According to gender theory researcher Kathleen Daly, women, who work alone in their offending, commit white-collar crime mostly due to financial need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When Green highlighted four steps that he felt led to embezzlement, what idea was he unknowingly demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  apply more traditional crime theories to white-collar crime 
B)  white-collar offenders have similar backgrounds to traditional offenders 
C)  treatment of victims needs more study by researchers 
D)  the integration of theories 
A)  apply more traditional crime theories to white-collar crime 
B)  white-collar offenders have similar backgrounds to traditional offenders 
C)  treatment of victims needs more study by researchers 
D)  the integration of theories

Question 9

Although life course theory is not used to examine white-collar crime, one researcher suggests that workplace misconduct committed by young people may connect to how such individuals behave in the workplace when they are older.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is an appeal to accidents excuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  borrowing, claiming they were going to give it back 
B)  scapegoating, blaming others 
C)  denial of law, describing the law as unfair 
D)  describing the outcome as an accident 
A)  borrowing, claiming they were going to give it back 
B)  scapegoating, blaming others 
C)  denial of law, describing the law as unfair 
D)  describing the outcome as an accident

Question 11

According to the differential association theory of white-collar crime, describe the three main factors that offenders can learn from their peers.

Accepted Answer

Answers could include:
a. how

Question 12

Based on the institutional anomie theory, list three of the four values Americans are socialized with that actually breed crime.

Accepted Answer

Answers could includ

Question 13

The differential association theory of white-collar crime suggests that offenders learn how to commit crimes, but do so for their own reasons and motivations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What idea was established after two researchers studied presentence reports of both white-collar criminals and conventional criminals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-control operates differently based on circumstances and situational factors. 
B)  Self-control theory does not explain corporate offending. 
C)  The self-control theory is oversimplified. 
D)  Traditional offenders exhibited high self-control. 
A)  Self-control operates differently based on circumstances and situational factors. 
B)  Self-control theory does not explain corporate offending. 
C)  The self-control theory is oversimplified. 
D)  Traditional offenders exhibited high self-control.

Question 15

In regards to explaining corporate crimes, what is one aspect the organizational processes focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  how pressure from employers results in crime 
B)  how crime is more likely to occur in declining organizations 
C)  how lack of success leads to misconduct 
D)  how peer-pressure at work results in offending 
A)  how pressure from employers results in crime 
B)  how crime is more likely to occur in declining organizations 
C)  how lack of success leads to misconduct 
D)  how peer-pressure at work results in offending

Question 16

The self-control theory of white-collar crime relies on swift and guaranteed punishments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The control theory of white-collar crime asks why people do commit crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In regard to the institutional anomie theory, which of the following is not a value promoted in America that encourages individuals to engage in crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loyalty encourages the lines to be blurred for close friends. 
B)  Achievement encourages Americans to always want more. 
C)  Universalism suggests everyone should want the same success. 
D)  Individualism suggests we should all attain success on our own. 
A)  Loyalty encourages the lines to be blurred for close friends. 
B)  Achievement encourages Americans to always want more. 
C)  Universalism suggests everyone should want the same success. 
D)  Individualism suggests we should all attain success on our own.

Question 19

What is one criterion that theories or explanations regarding white-collar crime must meet?

Accepted Answer

A)  offer ideas that should be avoided because they would increase white-collar crime 
B)  help point to changes that would reduce, not increase, white-collar crime 
C)  be thoroughly researched and guaranteed true to be considered a theory 
D)  provide insight into individual and corporate motives for their misconduct 
A)  offer ideas that should be avoided because they would increase white-collar crime 
B)  help point to changes that would reduce, not increase, white-collar crime 
C)  be thoroughly researched and guaranteed true to be considered a theory 
D)  provide insight into individual and corporate motives for their misconduct

Question 20

List three of the four theories that are typically ignored in terms of white-collar crime, and discuss why they are still prevalent in explaining traditional crimes.

Accepted Answer

Answers could include:
a. life

What unusual question does the control theory of white-collar crime focus on? What answer does the theory provide?

Not being promoted or not being given a raise (a positive stimulus) can result in workplace misconduct under which criminal theory?

Which of the following theorems of white-collar offending developed by Hirschi is correct?

The self-control theory is criticized on grounds of empirical concerns because the theory states that a lack of self-control leads to crime, but white-collar workers have to have some self-control to achieve their status in the first place.

What question does control theory ask that is different from other theory perspectives?

How did Hirschi and Gottfredson criticize the cultural theory of white-collar crime?

According to gender theory researcher Kathleen Daly, women, who work alone in their offending, commit white-collar crime mostly due to financial need.

When Green highlighted four steps that he felt led to embezzlement, what idea was he unknowingly demonstrating?

Although life course theory is not used to examine white-collar crime, one researcher suggests that workplace misconduct committed by young people may connect to how such individuals behave in the workplace when they are older.

Which of the following is an appeal to accidents excuse?

According to the differential association theory of white-collar crime, describe the three main factors that offenders can learn from their peers.

Based on the institutional anomie theory, list three of the four values Americans are socialized with that actually breed crime.

The differential association theory of white-collar crime suggests that offenders learn how to commit crimes, but do so for their own reasons and motivations.

What idea was established after two researchers studied presentence reports of both white-collar criminals and conventional criminals?

In regards to explaining corporate crimes, what is one aspect the organizational processes focus on?

The self-control theory of white-collar crime relies on swift and guaranteed punishments.

The control theory of white-collar crime asks why people do commit crimes.

In regard to the institutional anomie theory, which of the following is not a value promoted in America that encourages individuals to engage in crime?

What is one criterion that theories or explanations regarding white-collar crime must meet?

List three of the four theories that are typically ignored in terms of white-collar crime, and discuss why they are still prevalent in explaining traditional crimes.

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Exam 12: Explaining White-Collar Crime

What unusual question does the control theory of white-collar crime focus on? What answer does the theory provide?

Not being promoted or not being given a raise (a positive stimulus) can result in workplace misconduct under which criminal theory?

Which of the following theorems of white-collar offending developed by Hirschi is correct?

The self-control theory is criticized on grounds of empirical concerns because the theory states that a lack of self-control leads to crime, but white-collar workers have to have some self-control to achieve their status in the first place.

What question does control theory ask that is different from other theory perspectives?

How did Hirschi and Gottfredson criticize the cultural theory of white-collar crime?

According to gender theory researcher Kathleen Daly, women, who work alone in their offending, commit white-collar crime mostly due to financial need.

When Green highlighted four steps that he felt led to embezzlement, what idea was he unknowingly demonstrating?

Although life course theory is not used to examine white-collar crime, one researcher suggests that workplace misconduct committed by young people may connect to how such individuals behave in the workplace when they are older.

Which of the following is an appeal to accidents excuse?

According to the differential association theory of white-collar crime, describe the three main factors that offenders can learn from their peers.

Based on the institutional anomie theory, list three of the four values Americans are socialized with that actually breed crime.

The differential association theory of white-collar crime suggests that offenders learn how to commit crimes, but do so for their own reasons and motivations.

What idea was established after two researchers studied presentence reports of both white-collar criminals and conventional criminals?

In regards to explaining corporate crimes, what is one aspect the organizational processes focus on?

The self-control theory of white-collar crime relies on swift and guaranteed punishments.

The control theory of white-collar crime asks why people do commit crimes.

In regard to the institutional anomie theory, which of the following is not a value promoted in America that encourages individuals to engage in crime?

What is one criterion that theories or explanations regarding white-collar crime must meet?

List three of the four theories that are typically ignored in terms of white-collar crime, and discuss why they are still prevalent in explaining traditional crimes.

Introduction and Overview of White-Collar Crime

Understanding White-Collar Crime

Crimes in Sales-Related Occupations

Crimes in the Health Care System

Crime in Systems of Social Control

Crime in the Political System

Crimes in the Educational System

Crime in the Economic System

Crimes in the Cyber System

Crimes by the Corporate System

Environmental Crime

Policing White-Collar Crime

Judicial Proceedings and White-Collar Crime

The Corrections Subsystem and White-Collar Crime

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