Question 1

The media pays little attention to corporate crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

When parties from different levels of production, manufacturing, and distribution agree to set prices at a certain level, they are committing what type of offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal price fixing 
B)  vertical price fixing 
C)  price gouging 
D)  market allocation 
A)  horizontal price fixing 
B)  vertical price fixing 
C)  price gouging 
D)  market allocation B

Question 3

Secondary victims include members of the community harmed by victimization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Identify two types of antitrust offenses and their impact on the economy.

Accepted Answer

Answers should include:
a. pri

Question 5

Why are antitrust offenses difficult for officials to detect or identify?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antitrust offenses do not affect the prices of goods significantly. 
B)  Agreements can be made without verbal or written evidence. 
C)  The effects of these offenses are not seen right away. 
D)  Some of these offenses are well-hidden from authorities. 
A)  Antitrust offenses do not affect the prices of goods significantly. 
B)  Agreements can be made without verbal or written evidence. 
C)  The effects of these offenses are not seen right away. 
D)  Some of these offenses are well-hidden from authorities.

Question 6

One of the four views that define the concept of a corporation is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporations exist in a physical or structural presence. 
B)  Investors create corporations. 
C)  There is a corporate name. 
D)  It has an executive board. 
A)  Corporations exist in a physical or structural presence. 
B)  Investors create corporations. 
C)  There is a corporate name. 
D)  It has an executive board.

Question 7

Business activities that are covered by antitrust laws include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  deceptive sales 
B)  labor practices 
C)  consumer products 
D)  intellectual property use 
A)  deceptive sales 
B)  labor practices 
C)  consumer products 
D)  intellectual property use

Question 8

What are three rights given to workers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

Accepted Answer

Answers could include:
a. Receive inform

Question 9

Which of the following is not a cost associated with workplace injuries and illnesses?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher worker compensation rates 
B)  negative publicity 
C)  stricter policies relating to the work environment 
D)  increased attention from government agencies 
A)  higher worker compensation rates 
B)  negative publicity 
C)  stricter policies relating to the work environment 
D)  increased attention from government agencies

Question 10

Which of the following is an antitrust offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  group pricing 
B)  price increases 
C)  false advertising 
D)  market allocation 
A)  group pricing 
B)  price increases 
C)  false advertising 
D)  market allocation

Question 11

Which of these statements about false advertising is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  False advertising laws require advertisers to have evidence to back up their claims. 
B)  Advertisements featuring celebrities do not necessarily have to reflect their true beliefs about a product, as long as they are aware of this. 
C)  Advertising claims about health and safety receive more scrutiny. 
D)  Changes in the economic system have increased the number of false advertising incidents. 
A)  False advertising laws require advertisers to have evidence to back up their claims. 
B)  Advertisements featuring celebrities do not necessarily have to reflect their true beliefs about a product, as long as they are aware of this. 
C)  Advertising claims about health and safety receive more scrutiny. 
D)  Changes in the economic system have increased the number of false advertising incidents.

Question 12

Why is there so little attention given to reporting on corporate crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporate crime is less frequent than traditional crime. 
B)  The public already believes that corporate crime is rampant. 
C)  Corporate crime is not as sensational as other types of crime. 
D)  The public has no interest in corporate crime. 
A)  Corporate crime is less frequent than traditional crime. 
B)  The public already believes that corporate crime is rampant. 
C)  Corporate crime is not as sensational as other types of crime. 
D)  The public has no interest in corporate crime.

Question 13

Discuss consequences of harmful consumer products.

Accepted Answer

Answers should include:
a. har

Question 14

Even if they get caught, many corporations believe the benefits outweigh the costs when it comes to committing corporate crimes

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Under which circumstance is price discrimination illegal?

Accepted Answer

A)  it decreases competition 
B)  it increases competition 
C)  different buyer and seller pairs are dealt with 
D)  it suppresses competition 
A)  it decreases competition 
B)  it increases competition 
C)  different buyer and seller pairs are dealt with 
D)  it suppresses competition

Question 16

Food poisoning is considered a corporate crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When 100 people died in a nightclub fire, the club had committed the offense of providing an unsafe product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is one important reason for the creation and persistence of sweatshops?

Accepted Answer

A)  low wages that created high profit margins for the industry 
B)  shorter work weeks were possible due to a large labor force 
C)  the existence of a large vulnerable and exploitable population 
D)  government regulation that helped fuel their growth. 
A)  low wages that created high profit margins for the industry 
B)  shorter work weeks were possible due to a large labor force 
C)  the existence of a large vulnerable and exploitable population 
D)  government regulation that helped fuel their growth.

Question 19

Deceptive sales occur when businesses make inaccurate statements about their products or services in order to facilitate the sale of those items/services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

With nursing home neglect, what type of offense is being committed?

Accepted Answer

A)  harmful treatment of consumers 
B)  harmful consumer products 
C)  exploitation 
D)  unfair labor practices 
A)  harmful treatment of consumers 
B)  harmful consumer products 
C)  exploitation 
D)  unfair labor practices

The media pays little attention to corporate crimes.

When parties from different levels of production, manufacturing, and distribution agree to set prices at a certain level, they are committing what type of offense?

Secondary victims include members of the community harmed by victimization.

Identify two types of antitrust offenses and their impact on the economy.

Why are antitrust offenses difficult for officials to detect or identify?

One of the four views that define the concept of a corporation is which of the following?

Business activities that are covered by antitrust laws include which of the following?

What are three rights given to workers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

Which of the following is not a cost associated with workplace injuries and illnesses?

Which of the following is an antitrust offense?

Which of these statements about false advertising is not true?

Why is there so little attention given to reporting on corporate crimes?

Discuss consequences of harmful consumer products.

Even if they get caught, many corporations believe the benefits outweigh the costs when it comes to committing corporate crimes

Under which circumstance is price discrimination illegal?

Food poisoning is considered a corporate crime.

When 100 people died in a nightclub fire, the club had committed the offense of providing an unsafe product.

What is one important reason for the creation and persistence of sweatshops?

Deceptive sales occur when businesses make inaccurate statements about their products or services in order to facilitate the sale of those items/services.

With nursing home neglect, what type of offense is being committed?

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

Environmental Crime

Explaining White-Collar Crime

Policing White-Collar Crime

Judicial Proceedings and White-Collar Crime

The Corrections Subsystem and White-Collar Crime

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Exam 10: Crimes by the Corporate System

The media pays little attention to corporate crimes.

When parties from different levels of production, manufacturing, and distribution agree to set prices at a certain level, they are committing what type of offense?

Secondary victims include members of the community harmed by victimization.

Identify two types of antitrust offenses and their impact on the economy.

Why are antitrust offenses difficult for officials to detect or identify?

One of the four views that define the concept of a corporation is which of the following?

Business activities that are covered by antitrust laws include which of the following?

What are three rights given to workers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

Which of the following is not a cost associated with workplace injuries and illnesses?

Which of the following is an antitrust offense?

Which of these statements about false advertising is not true?

Why is there so little attention given to reporting on corporate crimes?

Discuss consequences of harmful consumer products.

Even if they get caught, many corporations believe the benefits outweigh the costs when it comes to committing corporate crimes

Under which circumstance is price discrimination illegal?

Food poisoning is considered a corporate crime.

When 100 people died in a nightclub fire, the club had committed the offense of providing an unsafe product.

What is one important reason for the creation and persistence of sweatshops?

Deceptive sales occur when businesses make inaccurate statements about their products or services in order to facilitate the sale of those items/services.

With nursing home neglect, what type of offense is being committed?

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

Environmental Crime

Explaining White-Collar Crime

Policing White-Collar Crime

Judicial Proceedings and White-Collar Crime

The Corrections Subsystem and White-Collar Crime

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