Question 1

Which of the following statements about contemporary investigative journalism is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Very few newspaper reporters in the U.S. can be described as investigative journalists. 
B)  Investigative journalism tends to focus more on corruption in politics than in business. 
C)  Investigative journalism has been strongly supported by newspaper owners. 
D)  Investigative journalism has been undertaken mainly by a few major newspapers, such as The Washington Post. 
A)  Very few newspaper reporters in the U.S. can be described as investigative journalists. 
B)  Investigative journalism tends to focus more on corruption in politics than in business. 
C)  Investigative journalism has been strongly supported by newspaper owners. 
D)  Investigative journalism has been undertaken mainly by a few major newspapers, such as The Washington Post. C

Question 2

Historically, whistleblowers have often elicited negative reactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Sutherland's definition of white collar crime emphasized the respectability and
relatively high status of those who commit it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The general public is least likely to be aware of the role of _____ in exposing white collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  investigative reporters 
B)  whistleblowers 
C)  criminologists 
D)  Congressional committees 
A)  investigative reporters 
B)  whistleblowers 
C)  criminologists 
D)  Congressional committees

Question 5

The probability or risk of being prosecuted for any given white collar crime has
traditionally been regarded as low.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Fellow workers typically support whistleblowers even when their jobs may be
jeopardized by the whistleblowing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Informers are often involved in white collar crimes themselves, but
whistleblowers are not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Perrow referred to the inevitable mishaps which occur in a complex, modern technological society as:

Accepted Answer

A)  normal accidents 
B)  tragic accidents 
C)  willful accidents 
D)  unavoidable accidents 
A)  normal accidents 
B)  tragic accidents 
C)  willful accidents 
D)  unavoidable accidents

Question 9

Sutherland's general theory of crime is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie theory 
B)  rational choice theory 
C)  differential opportunity theory 
D)  differential association theory 
A)  anomie theory 
B)  rational choice theory 
C)  differential opportunity theory 
D)  differential association theory

Question 10

The following term is not generally used to refer to white collar crime:

Accepted Answer

A)  economic crime 
B)  business crime 
C)  conventional crime 
D)  occupational crime 
A)  economic crime 
B)  business crime 
C)  conventional crime 
D)  occupational crime

Question 11

The primary victims as well as the context in which a crime occurs are criteria in which stage of Friedrichs' multistage approach to defining white collar crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Situational 
B)  Polemical 
C)  Operational 
D)  Typological 
A)  Situational 
B)  Polemical 
C)  Operational 
D)  Typological

Question 12

A general consensus has been reached on the definition of white collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following does not create constraints on investigative reporting?

Accepted Answer

A)  An expanding government concern with secrecy. 
B)  A fear of libel suits. 
C)  The increasing complexity of large corporations 
D)  The increasing number of small businesses. 
A)  An expanding government concern with secrecy. 
B)  A fear of libel suits. 
C)  The increasing complexity of large corporations 
D)  The increasing number of small businesses.

Question 14

Resources directed at all forms of white collar crime increased exponentially in
the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following would be least likely to accuse a company of willful misconduct or gross negligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Common Cause 
B)  Nader's Raiders 
C)  Better Business Bureau 
D)  The Environmental Movement 
A)  Common Cause 
B)  Nader's Raiders 
C)  Better Business Bureau 
D)  The Environmental Movement

Question 16

Which social developments may have contributed to the social movement against white collar crime, and which factors continue to act as constraints against such a movement? What role has the media played in shaping public perceptions of white collar crime, and what factors contribute to media distortions of such perceptions?

Accepted Answer

Several social developments may have con

Question 17

The individual credited with having first coined the term "white collar crime" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  E. A. Ross 
C)  E. H. Sutherland 
D)  Adam Smith 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  E. A. Ross 
C)  E. H. Sutherland 
D)  Adam Smith

Question 18

Politicians have generally found it more attractive to attack street crime than to
attack the crimes of powerful corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

White collar crime offenders are:

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly older women 
B)  more likely to be middle-aged or older 
C)  primarily juveniles 
D)  mostly young men 
A)  mostly older women 
B)  more likely to be middle-aged or older 
C)  primarily juveniles 
D)  mostly young men

Question 20

The publication of Sutherland's White Collar Crime in 1949 led very quickly to a
large upsurge of research on such crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements about contemporary investigative journalism is not true?

Historically, whistleblowers have often elicited negative reactions.

Sutherland's definition of white collar crime emphasized the respectability and relatively high status of those who commit it.

The general public is least likely to be aware of the role of _____ in exposing white collar crime.

The probability or risk of being prosecuted for any given white collar crime has traditionally been regarded as low.

Fellow workers typically support whistleblowers even when their jobs may be jeopardized by the whistleblowing.

Informers are often involved in white collar crimes themselves, but whistleblowers are not.

Perrow referred to the inevitable mishaps which occur in a complex, modern technological society as:

Sutherland's general theory of crime is known as:

The following term is not generally used to refer to white collar crime:

The primary victims as well as the context in which a crime occurs are criteria in which stage of Friedrichs' multistage approach to defining white collar crime?

A general consensus has been reached on the definition of white collar crime.

Which of the following does not create constraints on investigative reporting?

Resources directed at all forms of white collar crime increased exponentially in the 1980s.

Which of the following would be least likely to accuse a company of willful misconduct or gross negligence?

The individual credited with having first coined the term "white collar crime" is:

Politicians have generally found it more attractive to attack street crime than to attack the crimes of powerful corporations.

White collar crime offenders are:

The publication of Sutherland's White Collar Crime in 1949 led very quickly to a large upsurge of research on such crime.

Studying White Collar Crime and Assessing Its Cost

Corporate Crime

Occupational Crime and Avocational Crime

Governmental Crime: State Crime and Political White Collar Crime

State-Corporate Crime, Crimes of Globalization, and Finance Crime

Enterprise Crime, Contrepreneurial Crime, and Technocrime

Explaining White Collar Crime: Theories and Accounts

Law and the Social Control of White Collar Crime

Policing and Regulating White Collar Crime

Prosecuting, Defending, and Adjudicating White Collar Crime

Responding to the Challenge of White Collar Crime

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Exam 1: The Discovery of White Collar Crime

Which of the following statements about contemporary investigative journalism is not true?

Historically, whistleblowers have often elicited negative reactions.

Sutherland's definition of white collar crime emphasized the respectability and relatively high status of those who commit it.

The general public is least likely to be aware of the role of _____ in exposing white collar crime.

The probability or risk of being prosecuted for any given white collar crime has traditionally been regarded as low.

Fellow workers typically support whistleblowers even when their jobs may be jeopardized by the whistleblowing.

Informers are often involved in white collar crimes themselves, but whistleblowers are not.

Perrow referred to the inevitable mishaps which occur in a complex, modern technological society as:

Sutherland's general theory of crime is known as:

The following term is not generally used to refer to white collar crime:

The primary victims as well as the context in which a crime occurs are criteria in which stage of Friedrichs' multistage approach to defining white collar crime?

A general consensus has been reached on the definition of white collar crime.

Which of the following does not create constraints on investigative reporting?

Resources directed at all forms of white collar crime increased exponentially in the 1980s.

Which of the following would be least likely to accuse a company of willful misconduct or gross negligence?

The individual credited with having first coined the term "white collar crime" is:

Politicians have generally found it more attractive to attack street crime than to attack the crimes of powerful corporations.

White collar crime offenders are:

The publication of Sutherland's White Collar Crime in 1949 led very quickly to a large upsurge of research on such crime.

Studying White Collar Crime and Assessing Its Cost

Corporate Crime

Occupational Crime and Avocational Crime

Governmental Crime: State Crime and Political White Collar Crime

State-Corporate Crime, Crimes of Globalization, and Finance Crime

Enterprise Crime, Contrepreneurial Crime, and Technocrime

Explaining White Collar Crime: Theories and Accounts

Law and the Social Control of White Collar Crime

Policing and Regulating White Collar Crime

Prosecuting, Defending, and Adjudicating White Collar Crime

Responding to the Challenge of White Collar Crime

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