Exam 7: Enterprise Crime, Contrepreneurial Crime, and Technocrime

Enterprise crime, contrepreneurial crime, and avocational crime can be described as hybrids of white collar crime and other forms of crime.

How does syndicated crime become interrelated with governmental crime? What are some of the principal factors that lead to the syndicated crime infiltration of government agencies, and what are some of the consequences of such infiltration? What are some of the most recent forms of syndicated crime involvement with government agencies?

Fraudulent activity cannot always be easily classified as a single type of crime.

Fences tend to be wholly committed to illegal activity and accordingly, do not need to rationalize their activity.

The evidence on the relationship between government officials and organized crime suggests:

Identify the principal defining elements of technocrime.Which specific facets of the modern technology / computer revolution promote white collar crimes, and which facets impose constraints on such crime? What are some of the emerging forms of such technocrime, and what trends should we anticipate in the realm of technocrime?

Explain the notion of "hybrid" white collar crime.What are some of the different principal meanings of organized crime and syndicated crime? What are the main dimensions of enterprise crime, as a hybrid of syndicated crime and white collar crime?

State and federal laws specifically directed toward computer crime only came into being, for the most part, in the 1980s.

The owner of a legitimate business who buys and sells stolen property is most popularly known as a:

Progressive criminologists view organized crime as both a product and an important ongoing element of a capitalist political economy.

The Ponzi scheme, which originated early in the 20th century, is now largely extinct thanks to law enforcement efforts and consumer education initiatives.

The majority of hazardous waste is disposed of illegally.

Which of the following is not an important function which organized crime has performed for corporate or business enterprises?

Which of the following would not be an example of technocrime?

Donald Cressey speculated that at some point early in the 21st century:

What is quite distinctive about fraud in art and antiquities?

Legitimate real-estate brokers never involve themselves in land sale frauds, because of the risk of losing their license.

Get-rich-quick schemes tend to flourish:

Which of the following is not one of the parallels between professional criminals and white collar offenders?

Some of the activities of organized crime groups are legal.