Exam 3: Crimes in Sales-Related Occupations

Discuss the factors that contribute to high theft in the restaurant industry. Give examples.

Why do home repair frauds fly under the radar as far as the public awareness is concerned?

Viatical settlement fraud, promissory note fraud, and repair fraud are all types of fraud found in the insurance system.

Insurance fraud is studied thoroughly by criminologists because it is hard for the public to understand, and people do not typically know if they have been victimized.

What were the results of Paul Jesilow's experiment, in which he sought services in over 300 auto repair shops in California?

What steps have been taken to reduce the home repair fraud scandals in the United States?

Which type of sales-directed insurance crime is defined as "persuading the customer to cancel an old policy and replace it with a more expensive 'better' policy?"

Ninety percent of all crimes committed in hotels are due to employee theft.

Criminal laws made targeting home repair fraud have proved ineffective and confusing for victims who used to seek retribution in civil court.

What are some of the more common theft prevention strategies in the retail system and what are the advantages to each strategy?

Explain the difference between insurance fraud in the insurance system and auto insurance fraud in the sales/service system.

Instances of what type of fraud increased in the aftermath of natural disasters?

What type of retail prevention strategies do drug tests and audits fall into, respectively?

Embezzlement, forgery, and falsifying account information are all examples of which type of insurance fraud?

The emergence of a legalized marijuana industry in 33 states has brought white-collar crimes to the industry by and against whom?

What category of auto repair fraud does enhancing or creating damage fall under?

Insurance fraud occurs when agents misrepresent the types of returns their clients would receive from which type of investment?

Compare and contrast the different types of employee theft.

Why do criminologists rarely study insurance fraud?

The success of the economy is tied through relativism to which system?