Exam 2: Understanding White-Collar Crime

When Exxon Valdez crashed his ship, causing extreme damage to the environment and resulting in billions of dollars in fines, what variation of white-collar crime is this an example of?

An employee taking a sick day when they are not actually sick is an example of what variation of white-collar crime?

Which of the following is not a problem with the statistics published by the National Incident Based Reporting System?

What are the two factors that make it difficult to measure the extent of white-collar crime?

Discuss the differences between white-collar offenders and traditional offenders.

Which type of criticism against Sutherland's definition of white-collar crime was said to have created a "disconnect" between those studying white-collar crime and those responding to white-collar crime?

One of the main factors that makes the extent of white-collar crime so difficult to measure is that many offenders are not caught.

In Criminal Behavior Systems, how did Clinard and Quinney divide white-collar crime into two types of separate crime in the 1970s?

In regards to methodological ambiguity, what was Sutherland's research on white-collar crime specifically criticized for?

An angry employee who destroys company records after being fired, is an example of what variation of white-collar crime?

Describe one of the types of criticism that Sutherland's work with white-collar crime was met with.

Which consequence of white-collar crime is believed to have greater weight than the economic losses?

Discuss the differences between corporate crimes and occupational crimes. Provide examples of each as support.

Government definitions of white-collar crime tend to be broader in nature than research definitions of white-collar crime.

White-collar crime as a violation of trust is the idea that offenders violate natural law and the ethical principles of a particular culture, subculture, or group.

What did Sutherland define as the "most general" characteristic of white-collar crime?

One reason white-collar crime statistics published by the UCR are disputed by many criminologists is because many of the crimes included in the statistics occur outside the scope of employment.

What was Sutherland's response to the criticism he faced concerning his definition of white-collar crime?

Investors sharing information about stocks is an example of white-collar crime as a violation of criminal law.

Which of the following is not a variety of white-collar crime as described by criminologist Gary Green?