Question 1

Syndicated crime has been described as a ladder of mobility for immigrant and
minority groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which characteristic is the traditional form of organized crime or syndicated crime least likely to share with corporate crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  A self-perpetuating organization with a hierarchy and specialized roles 
B)  The use of force, violence and intimidation to achieve its aims 
C)  The corruption of the political and legal system 
D)  The acquisition of large-scale financial gain or profit at relatively modest risk 
A)  A self-perpetuating organization with a hierarchy and specialized roles 
B)  The use of force, violence and intimidation to achieve its aims 
C)  The corruption of the political and legal system 
D)  The acquisition of large-scale financial gain or profit at relatively modest risk

Question 3

Financial institutions are a special case, as a form of legitimate business which
has been essentially untouched by syndicated crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Get-rich-quick schemes are more likely to flourish during prosperous economic
times, which allows originators to take advantage of the climate of optimism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Charitable trusts set up by wealthy individuals may enrich administrators more
than the charitable cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Because contrepreneurial crime is not by definition a violent crime, it cannot be
connected with violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The infiltration of legitimate businesses and corporations by syndicated crime has been attributed to all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fact that such businesses provide a front for illegal activities 
B)  The fact that such businesses provide employment opportunities 
C)  The fact that such businesses are more morally defensible 
D)  The fact that such businesses are a route to greater social respectability 
A)  The fact that such businesses provide a front for illegal activities 
B)  The fact that such businesses provide employment opportunities 
C)  The fact that such businesses are more morally defensible 
D)  The fact that such businesses are a route to greater social respectability

Question 8

American financial institutions alone sustain close to _____ losses due to identity theft and fraud.

Accepted Answer

A)  $5 billion in annual 
B)  $50 billion in annual 
C)  $50 million in monthly 
D)  $5 million in monthly 
A)  $5 billion in annual 
B)  $50 billion in annual 
C)  $50 million in monthly 
D)  $5 million in monthly

Question 9

Which of the pairs below is a match?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enterprise crime/professional crime 
B)  Contrepreneurial crime/organized crime 
C)  Enterprise crime/organized crime 
D)  Contrepreneurial crime/property crime 
A)  Enterprise crime/professional crime 
B)  Contrepreneurial crime/organized crime 
C)  Enterprise crime/organized crime 
D)  Contrepreneurial crime/property crime

Question 10

The Ponzi scheme succeeded because it appealed to people's desire to make a
secure, conservative investment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, a legendary professional criminal, operated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  defrauding large numbers of ignorant, poor people 
B)  defrauding wealthy, greedy individuals 
C)  defrauding corrupt government bureaucrats 
D)  defrauding uneducated widows and young children 
A)  defrauding large numbers of ignorant, poor people 
B)  defrauding wealthy, greedy individuals 
C)  defrauding corrupt government bureaucrats 
D)  defrauding uneducated widows and young children

Question 12

Which notorious fraudster wrote a memoir about his experience that was optioned for a possible Hollywood film?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bernard Madoff 
B)  Jordan Belfort 
C)  Angelo Haligiannis 
D)  Barry Minkow 
A)  Bernard Madoff 
B)  Jordan Belfort 
C)  Angelo Haligiannis 
D)  Barry Minkow

Question 13

The network of alliances perspective characterizes organized crime as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a national, centrally controlled syndicate 
B)  a product of Sicilian family relationships 
C)  both a product of and an important on-going element of a capitalist political economy 
D)  an enterprise strongly at odds with politicians and businessmen 
A)  a national, centrally controlled syndicate 
B)  a product of Sicilian family relationships 
C)  both a product of and an important on-going element of a capitalist political economy 
D)  an enterprise strongly at odds with politicians and businessmen

Question 14

Telemarketing or "boiler room" scams tend to rely upon all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A smooth, polished line to generate trust and interest 
B)  A large and impressive-looking office 
C)  Persuading the victim to provide a credit card number, or forward payment 
D)  Frequent relocation 
A)  A smooth, polished line to generate trust and interest 
B)  A large and impressive-looking office 
C)  Persuading the victim to provide a credit card number, or forward payment 
D)  Frequent relocation

Question 15

According to the text, in contrast to classic professional criminals,
contrepreneurial white collar criminals are more likely to regard themselves
primarily as businesspeople.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Land sale frauds have been relatively uncommon because in the case of land,
people can see exactly what they are getting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which form of computer crime would seem to be least related to white collar crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concealment of illegal profits and market positions and transferring money to offshore accounts 
B)  Theft of trade secrets 
C)  Breaking into computer programs to cause mischief 
D)  Stealing computer time to run one's own business 
A)  Concealment of illegal profits and market positions and transferring money to offshore accounts 
B)  Theft of trade secrets 
C)  Breaking into computer programs to cause mischief 
D)  Stealing computer time to run one's own business

Question 18

The illegal disposal of hazardous waste is most consistent with which model of organized crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  The national, centralized syndicate model 
B)  The network model 
C)  The ethnic model 
D)  The mafioso model 
A)  The national, centralized syndicate model 
B)  The network model 
C)  The ethnic model 
D)  The mafioso model

Question 19

By definition, investment-related frauds victimize individuals, but not businesses
or other organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Frauds and swindles have in some cases been carried out by men who had been
regarded as highly successful businessmen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Syndicated crime has been described as a ladder of mobility for immigrant and minority groups.

Which characteristic is the traditional form of organized crime or syndicated crime least likely to share with corporate crime?

Financial institutions are a special case, as a form of legitimate business which has been essentially untouched by syndicated crime.

Get-rich-quick schemes are more likely to flourish during prosperous economic times, which allows originators to take advantage of the climate of optimism.

Charitable trusts set up by wealthy individuals may enrich administrators more than the charitable cause.

Because contrepreneurial crime is not by definition a violent crime, it cannot be connected with violence.

The infiltration of legitimate businesses and corporations by syndicated crime has been attributed to all but which of the following?

American financial institutions alone sustain close to _____ losses due to identity theft and fraud.

Which of the pairs below is a match?

The Ponzi scheme succeeded because it appealed to people's desire to make a secure, conservative investment.

Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, a legendary professional criminal, operated by:

Which notorious fraudster wrote a memoir about his experience that was optioned for a possible Hollywood film?

The network of alliances perspective characterizes organized crime as:

Telemarketing or "boiler room" scams tend to rely upon all but which of the following?

According to the text, in contrast to classic professional criminals, contrepreneurial white collar criminals are more likely to regard themselves primarily as businesspeople.

Land sale frauds have been relatively uncommon because in the case of land, people can see exactly what they are getting.

Which form of computer crime would seem to be least related to white collar crime?

The illegal disposal of hazardous waste is most consistent with which model of organized crime?

By definition, investment-related frauds victimize individuals, but not businesses or other organizations.

Frauds and swindles have in some cases been carried out by men who had been regarded as highly successful businessmen.

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Syndicated crime has been described as a ladder of mobility for immigrant and minority groups.

Which characteristic is the traditional form of organized crime or syndicated crime least likely to share with corporate crime?

Financial institutions are a special case, as a form of legitimate business which has been essentially untouched by syndicated crime.

Get-rich-quick schemes are more likely to flourish during prosperous economic times, which allows originators to take advantage of the climate of optimism.

Charitable trusts set up by wealthy individuals may enrich administrators more than the charitable cause.

Because contrepreneurial crime is not by definition a violent crime, it cannot be connected with violence.

The infiltration of legitimate businesses and corporations by syndicated crime has been attributed to all but which of the following?

American financial institutions alone sustain close to _____ losses due to identity theft and fraud.

Which of the pairs below is a match?

The Ponzi scheme succeeded because it appealed to people's desire to make a secure, conservative investment.

Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, a legendary professional criminal, operated by:

Which notorious fraudster wrote a memoir about his experience that was optioned for a possible Hollywood film?

The network of alliances perspective characterizes organized crime as:

Telemarketing or "boiler room" scams tend to rely upon all but which of the following?

According to the text, in contrast to classic professional criminals, contrepreneurial white collar criminals are more likely to regard themselves primarily as businesspeople.

Land sale frauds have been relatively uncommon because in the case of land, people can see exactly what they are getting.

Which form of computer crime would seem to be least related to white collar crime?

The illegal disposal of hazardous waste is most consistent with which model of organized crime?

By definition, investment-related frauds victimize individuals, but not businesses or other organizations.

Frauds and swindles have in some cases been carried out by men who had been regarded as highly successful businessmen.

The Discovery of White Collar 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

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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