Question 1

Which form of high-level employee activity is most likely to be unauthorized, and therefore illegal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stock options 
B)  Bonuses 
C)  Club memberships 
D)  Expense account padding 
A)  Stock options 
B)  Bonuses 
C)  Club memberships 
D)  Expense account padding

Question 2

Illegal activities associated with small retail businesses are likely to include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deceptive and fraudulent advertising 
B)  Exploitation of employees 
C)  Evasion of sales taxes 
D)  Antitrust violations 
A)  Deceptive and fraudulent advertising 
B)  Exploitation of employees 
C)  Evasion of sales taxes 
D)  Antitrust violations

Question 3

The major religious white collar crimes include fraud, child molestation, and
collusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The concept of "profession" adopted by the text uses it as a synonym for a full-
time commitment to an occupation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the text, Madonna Constantine, a professor of psychology at Columbia University's Teacher's College, explained the plagiarism charges against her as:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender discrimination 
B)  institutional racism 
C)  inconsequential 
D)  jealousy from colleagues 
A)  gender discrimination 
B)  institutional racism 
C)  inconsequential 
D)  jealousy from colleagues

Question 6

A 1987 replication of the famous 1941 Reader's Digest survey of auto repair
shops found that repair fraud had significantly decreased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The consumer movement in recent times has challenged the old doctrine of
"caveat emptor."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following was not identified as an important element in embezzlement in Cressey's pioneering study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hidden financial problems 
B)  Lack of a conscience 
C)  Opportunity and knowledge 
D)  The ability to rationalize 
A)  Hidden financial problems 
B)  Lack of a conscience 
C)  Opportunity and knowledge 
D)  The ability to rationalize

Question 9

The primary focus of the contemporary scholarly literature on white collar crime has been:

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate crime 
B)  crimes of small businesses 
C)  crimes of professionals 
D)  employee crime 
A)  corporate crime 
B)  crimes of small businesses 
C)  crimes of professionals 
D)  employee crime

Question 10

Insurance fraud is actually not that costly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to various studies, marginal solo practitioners are especially well
represented among lawyers who have been disbarred from the profession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following does not generally constrain employers from taking formal action against employee theft which comes to their attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uncertainty about how the law defines theft. 
B)  Fear of demoralizing poorly paid employees. 
C)  Concern over disrupting production schedules. 
D)  Anxiety about bad publicity 
A)  Uncertainty about how the law defines theft. 
B)  Fear of demoralizing poorly paid employees. 
C)  Concern over disrupting production schedules. 
D)  Anxiety about bad publicity

Question 13

The conditions conducive to employee theft vary quite widely between
occupations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are the benefits and drawbacks of defining occupational crime as a crime committed in the course of a legitimate occupation? How does occupational crime differ from corporate crime? What are the major forms of occupational crime?

Accepted Answer

Defining occupational crime as a crime c

Question 15

The two major forms of avocational crime are:

Accepted Answer

A)  income tax evasion and embezzlement 
B)  insurance fraud and embezzlement 
C)  check forgery and theft of trade secrets 
D)  income tax evasion and insurance fraud 
A)  income tax evasion and embezzlement 
B)  insurance fraud and embezzlement 
C)  check forgery and theft of trade secrets 
D)  income tax evasion and insurance fraud

Question 16

In 1993, Wal-Mart was found guilty of "predatory pricing," which is:

Accepted Answer

A)  pricing higher than permitted by law 
B)  pricing that is unfair to consumers 
C)  pricing certain items below cost to destroy smaller competitors 
D)  pricing in collusion with small retailers 
A)  pricing higher than permitted by law 
B)  pricing that is unfair to consumers 
C)  pricing certain items below cost to destroy smaller competitors 
D)  pricing in collusion with small retailers

Question 17

There is no official agency which collects and publishes statistics on the range of
activities encompassed by the term "employee crime."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sutherland regarded the medical profession as less criminal than other
professions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The classic liberal professions include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicine 
B)  Law 
C)  Engineering 
D)  The ministry 
A)  Medicine 
B)  Law 
C)  Engineering 
D)  The ministry

Question 20

The scientific establishment has traditionally conceded that scientific fraud is not
uncommon, but has argued that no outside policing is called for.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which form of high-level employee activity is most likely to be unauthorized, and therefore illegal?

Illegal activities associated with small retail businesses are likely to include all but which of the following?

The major religious white collar crimes include fraud, child molestation, and collusion.

The concept of "profession" adopted by the text uses it as a synonym for a full- time commitment to an occupation.

According to the text, Madonna Constantine, a professor of psychology at Columbia University's Teacher's College, explained the plagiarism charges against her as:

A 1987 replication of the famous 1941 Reader's Digest survey of auto repair shops found that repair fraud had significantly decreased.

The consumer movement in recent times has challenged the old doctrine of "caveat emptor."

Which of the following was not identified as an important element in embezzlement in Cressey's pioneering study?

The primary focus of the contemporary scholarly literature on white collar crime has been:

Insurance fraud is actually not that costly.

According to various studies, marginal solo practitioners are especially well represented among lawyers who have been disbarred from the profession.

Which of the following does not generally constrain employers from taking formal action against employee theft which comes to their attention?

The conditions conducive to employee theft vary quite widely between occupations.

What are the benefits and drawbacks of defining occupational crime as a crime committed in the course of a legitimate occupation? How does occupational crime differ from corporate crime? What are the major forms of occupational crime?

The two major forms of avocational crime are:

In 1993, Wal-Mart was found guilty of "predatory pricing," which is:

There is no official agency which collects and publishes statistics on the range of activities encompassed by the term "employee crime."

Sutherland regarded the medical profession as less criminal than other professions.

The classic liberal professions include all but which of the following?

The scientific establishment has traditionally conceded that scientific fraud is not uncommon, but has argued that no outside policing is called for.

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Exam 4: Occupational Crime and Avocational Crime

Which form of high-level employee activity is most likely to be unauthorized, and therefore illegal?

Illegal activities associated with small retail businesses are likely to include all but which of the following?

The major religious white collar crimes include fraud, child molestation, and collusion.

The concept of "profession" adopted by the text uses it as a synonym for a full- time commitment to an occupation.

According to the text, Madonna Constantine, a professor of psychology at Columbia University's Teacher's College, explained the plagiarism charges against her as:

A 1987 replication of the famous 1941 Reader's Digest survey of auto repair shops found that repair fraud had significantly decreased.

The consumer movement in recent times has challenged the old doctrine of "caveat emptor."

Which of the following was not identified as an important element in embezzlement in Cressey's pioneering study?

The primary focus of the contemporary scholarly literature on white collar crime has been:

Insurance fraud is actually not that costly.

According to various studies, marginal solo practitioners are especially well represented among lawyers who have been disbarred from the profession.

Which of the following does not generally constrain employers from taking formal action against employee theft which comes to their attention?

The conditions conducive to employee theft vary quite widely between occupations.

What are the benefits and drawbacks of defining occupational crime as a crime committed in the course of a legitimate occupation? How does occupational crime differ from corporate crime? What are the major forms of occupational crime?

The two major forms of avocational crime are:

In 1993, Wal-Mart was found guilty of "predatory pricing," which is:

There is no official agency which collects and publishes statistics on the range of activities encompassed by the term "employee crime."

Sutherland regarded the medical profession as less criminal than other professions.

The classic liberal professions include all but which of the following?

The scientific establishment has traditionally conceded that scientific fraud is not uncommon, but has argued that no outside policing is called for.

The Discovery of White Collar Crime

Studying White Collar Crime and Assessing Its Cost

Corporate 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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