Question 1

The physical costs of white collar crime, by any measure, are far more limited
than such costs associated with conventional crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the specific difficulties involved in measuring the amount and cost of white collar crime? Which generalizations, if any, about the amount and cost of white collar crime do you regard as reliable? Discuss the concepts of indirect costs and residual costs of white collar crime.

Accepted Answer

Measuring the amount and cost of white c

Question 3

Journalistic reports of white collar crime can generate hypotheses for further,
more systematic study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

More than _____ Americans die each year as a result of work-related diseases and accidents.

Accepted Answer

A)  3,000,000 
B)  3,000 
C)  300,000 
D)  30,000 
A)  3,000,000 
B)  3,000 
C)  300,000 
D)  30,000

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the physical costs of white collar crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death and injury from environmental pollution 
B)  Injuries to employers assaulted by disgruntled employees 
C)  Health problems developed by workers due to unsafe working conditions 
D)  Injuries to consumers due to purchase of unsafe produces 
A)  Death and injury from environmental pollution 
B)  Injuries to employers assaulted by disgruntled employees 
C)  Health problems developed by workers due to unsafe working conditions 
D)  Injuries to consumers due to purchase of unsafe produces

Question 6

Government sources estimated that criminal activity was involved in approximately _____ of the 1980s savings and loan insolvencies.

Accepted Answer

A)  10-20% 
B)  40-50% 
C)  70-80% 
D)  100% 
A)  10-20% 
B)  40-50% 
C)  70-80% 
D)  100%

Question 7

Compare the broad and narrow conceptions of the notion of victims of white collar crime.What are the specific reasons why victims of white collar crime have attracted less attention than victims of conventional predatory crime? Discuss the concepts of victim blaming and organizational victims in connection with white collar crime.

Accepted Answer

The broad conception of the notion of vi

Question 8

Surveys would be least helpful in the study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes toward the punishment of white collar offenders 
B)  personal patterns of involvement with white collar offenses 
C)  characteristics of corporations convicted of white collar offenses 
D)  rationales for justice system responses to white collar offenders 
A)  attitudes toward the punishment of white collar offenders 
B)  personal patterns of involvement with white collar offenses 
C)  characteristics of corporations convicted of white collar offenses 
D)  rationales for justice system responses to white collar offenders

Question 9

It is generally easier to obtain research funding for studies of elite deviance than
for studies of juvenile delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

There is no truly reliable way to measure the incidence of many forms of white
collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

It is rare for studies of white collar crime to use a mixture of different methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Due to the complexity of the subject matter, college students cannot be expected
to play any role in carrying out research on white collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the difference between the positivistic and humanistic approaches to the study of white collar crime? Why does the study of white collar crime ultimately call for a cross-disciplinary or interdisciplinary approach? What are some of the specific challenges in studying white collar crime, relative to the study of conventional crime? Explain your responses to each part of this question using specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The positivistic and humanistic approach

Question 14

Many legitimate businesses and professionals profit from white collar crimes
which they did not cause to occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Conventional offenders have tended to be more accessible to researchers than
white collar offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Annual losses in the U.S.for identity theft are almost ten times as high as the
losses from burglary and robbery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Archival data is often obtained through:

Accepted Answer

A)  break-ins 
B)  employees stealing documents 
C)  the Freedom of Information Act 
D)  piecing shredded documents back together 
A)  break-ins 
B)  employees stealing documents 
C)  the Freedom of Information Act 
D)  piecing shredded documents back together

Question 18

A principal value of the experimental method is its:

Accepted Answer

A)  representativeness 
B)  external validity 
C)  control 
D)  longitudinal dimensions 
A)  representativeness 
B)  external validity 
C)  control 
D)  longitudinal dimensions

Question 19

Federal crime statistics data suggest that fraud charges have increased in recent
years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The type of crime regarded as least serious by the general public is:

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing unsafe products 
B)  selling contaminated food 
C)  antitrust violations 
D)  illegal price fixing 
A)  manufacturing unsafe products 
B)  selling contaminated food 
C)  antitrust violations 
D)  illegal price fixing

The physical costs of white collar crime, by any measure, are far more limited than such costs associated with conventional crime.

What are the specific difficulties involved in measuring the amount and cost of white collar crime? Which generalizations, if any, about the amount and cost of white collar crime do you regard as reliable? Discuss the concepts of indirect costs and residual costs of white collar crime.

Journalistic reports of white collar crime can generate hypotheses for further, more systematic study.

More than _____ Americans die each year as a result of work-related diseases and accidents.

Which of the following is not one of the physical costs of white collar crime?

Government sources estimated that criminal activity was involved in approximately _____ of the 1980s savings and loan insolvencies.

Surveys would be least helpful in the study of:

It is generally easier to obtain research funding for studies of elite deviance than for studies of juvenile delinquency.

There is no truly reliable way to measure the incidence of many forms of white collar crime.

It is rare for studies of white collar crime to use a mixture of different methods.

Due to the complexity of the subject matter, college students cannot be expected to play any role in carrying out research on white collar crime.

Many legitimate businesses and professionals profit from white collar crimes which they did not cause to occur.

Conventional offenders have tended to be more accessible to researchers than white collar offenders.

Annual losses in the U.S.for identity theft are almost ten times as high as the losses from burglary and robbery.

Archival data is often obtained through:

A principal value of the experimental method is its:

Federal crime statistics data suggest that fraud charges have increased in recent years.

The type of crime regarded as least serious by the general public is:

The Discovery of White Collar Crime

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 2: Studying White Collar Crime and Assessing Its Cost

The physical costs of white collar crime, by any measure, are far more limited than such costs associated with conventional crime.

What are the specific difficulties involved in measuring the amount and cost of white collar crime? Which generalizations, if any, about the amount and cost of white collar crime do you regard as reliable? Discuss the concepts of indirect costs and residual costs of white collar crime.

Journalistic reports of white collar crime can generate hypotheses for further, more systematic study.

More than _____ Americans die each year as a result of work-related diseases and accidents.

Which of the following is not one of the physical costs of white collar crime?

Government sources estimated that criminal activity was involved in approximately _____ of the 1980s savings and loan insolvencies.

Surveys would be least helpful in the study of:

It is generally easier to obtain research funding for studies of elite deviance than for studies of juvenile delinquency.

There is no truly reliable way to measure the incidence of many forms of white collar crime.

It is rare for studies of white collar crime to use a mixture of different methods.

Due to the complexity of the subject matter, college students cannot be expected to play any role in carrying out research on white collar crime.

Many legitimate businesses and professionals profit from white collar crimes which they did not cause to occur.

Conventional offenders have tended to be more accessible to researchers than white collar offenders.

Annual losses in the U.S.for identity theft are almost ten times as high as the losses from burglary and robbery.

Archival data is often obtained through:

A principal value of the experimental method is its:

Federal crime statistics data suggest that fraud charges have increased in recent years.

The type of crime regarded as least serious by the general public is:

The Discovery of White Collar Crime

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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