Exam 5: Governmental Crime: State Crime and Political White Collar Crime

After Suharto, who allegedly acquired $73 billion during his 32 years as president of Indonesia, was forced out of office in 1998, he and his family:

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Question 1

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The Lexow Commission, the Knapp Commission, and the Mollen Commission all found:

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Question 2

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Bribery is a legal concept.

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Question 3

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Although the specific definition of bribery varies among societies, the concept is new and is only a problem in our society.

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Question 4

Following J.Edgar Hoover's death in 1972, the FBI was accused of having engaged in all but which of the following during Hoover's tenure as FBI Director?

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Question 5

State negligence is not subject to criminal prosecution if no demonstrable fraud is involved.

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Question 6

The special FBI unit which engaged in the extralegal and illegal disruption and destabilizing of dissident political groups was known as:

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Question 7

The "White House Plumbers Unit" were:

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Question 8

Substantial personal corruption of high-level administration officers has been closely associated with all but which of the following presidential administrations?

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Question 9

Several corporate and occupational crimes have generated the level of public attention directed at the Nuremberg Trials and Watergate hearings.

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Question 10

The concept of political crime has been most typically associated with crimes directed against the state, rather than on behalf of it.

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Question 11

The use of torture by states is one form of state crime that has been successfully addressed.

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Question 12

How does political white collar crime differ from state crime or state-organized crime, as defined in this text? How are the various types of police crime best classified? How does a structural account for political white collar crime differ from the "bad apples" account, and which account do you find most persuasive?

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Question 13

Political Action Committees (PACs) were set up to keep corporations from funneling campaign donations to political candidates.

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Question 14

Since World War II the claim of corruption at the core of the state has:

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Question 15

Over 200 members of the Reagan administration were investigated for ethical or criminal misconduct.

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Question 16

Which of the following is not true of Watergate?

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Question 17

The Watergate crimes were focused on maintaining power rather than on personal enrichment.

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Question 18

According to the text, the United States has never sponsored or provided support for activities which could be defined as terrorist.

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Question 19

How many people died in the 20ᵗʰ century worldwide, by some estimates, as a result of deliberate state actions?

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After Suharto, who allegedly acquired $73 billion during his 32 years as president of Indonesia, was forced out of office in 1998, he and his family:

The Lexow Commission, the Knapp Commission, and the Mollen Commission all found:

Bribery is a legal concept.

Although the specific definition of bribery varies among societies, the concept is new and is only a problem in our society.

Following J.Edgar Hoover's death in 1972, the FBI was accused of having engaged in all but which of the following during Hoover's tenure as FBI Director?

State negligence is not subject to criminal prosecution if no demonstrable fraud is involved.

The special FBI unit which engaged in the extralegal and illegal disruption and destabilizing of dissident political groups was known as:

The "White House Plumbers Unit" were:

Substantial personal corruption of high-level administration officers has been closely associated with all but which of the following presidential administrations?

Several corporate and occupational crimes have generated the level of public attention directed at the Nuremberg Trials and Watergate hearings.

The concept of political crime has been most typically associated with crimes directed against the state, rather than on behalf of it.

The use of torture by states is one form of state crime that has been successfully addressed.

Political Action Committees (PACs) were set up to keep corporations from funneling campaign donations to political candidates.

Since World War II the claim of corruption at the core of the state has:

Over 200 members of the Reagan administration were investigated for ethical or criminal misconduct.

Which of the following is not true of Watergate?

The Watergate crimes were focused on maintaining power rather than on personal enrichment.

According to the text, the United States has never sponsored or provided support for activities which could be defined as terrorist.

How many people died in the 20ᵗʰ century worldwide, by some estimates, as a result of deliberate state actions?

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