Question 1

The U.S.Postal Inspection Service is most likely to be involved with investigating which of the following types of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporate 
B)  Crimes of professionals 
C)  Contrepreneurial 
D)  Technocrime 
A)  Corporate 
B)  Crimes of professionals 
C)  Contrepreneurial 
D)  Technocrime

Question 2

The Environmental Protection Agency's reach expanded significantly during which of the following decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 1890s 
B)  The 1930s 
C)  The 1970s 
D)  The 1980s 
A)  The 1890s 
B)  The 1930s 
C)  The 1970s 
D)  The 1980s

Question 3

Accountants are required to inform managerial authorities of fraud they have
discovered, but are not required to inform outside entities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The U.S.Customs Service investigates all but which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Money laundering 
B)  Foreign corrupt payment 
C)  Falsified import or export documents 
D)  Counterfeiting of foreign currency 
A)  Money laundering 
B)  Foreign corrupt payment 
C)  Falsified import or export documents 
D)  Counterfeiting of foreign currency

Question 5

Research has shown that the regulatory system clearly favors smaller
corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The traditional standard for auditors is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they cannot in any way be held responsible for financial misrepresentations of clients 
B)  they are obliged to aggressively uncover and report any possible financial misrepresentations 
C)  they are responsible for detecting managerial misrepresentations that would produce misleading financial statements, if detected by generally accepted
Auditing practices 
D)  they are solely responsible for financial misrepresentations, once they have conducted an audit 
A)  they cannot in any way be held responsible for financial misrepresentations of clients 
B)  they are obliged to aggressively uncover and report any possible financial misrepresentations 
C)  they are responsible for detecting managerial misrepresentations that would produce misleading financial statements, if detected by generally accepted
Auditing practices 
D)  they are solely responsible for financial misrepresentations, once they have conducted an audit

Question 7

Which of the following is not a function of federal regulatory agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rule-making 
B)  Administration 
C)  Operation of jury trials 
D)  Adjudication 
A)  Rule-making 
B)  Administration 
C)  Operation of jury trials 
D)  Adjudication

Question 8

The chances of police failure in white collar crime cases are lower than in the case
of conventional crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Agency) has traditionally been more
focused on worker safety than on worker health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Business executives tend to be more oriented toward reducing "loss" than taking
action against crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Regulatory agencies established during the "New Deal" era were characterized by
considerable autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Regulatory agencies adopt the same strategies for different corporations so that
they are not suspected of treating them differently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The funding of the SEC matches its responsibilities for policing the security
markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

There is an ongoing debate over the moral rightness, desirability, and expediency
of government regulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following federal agencies has used its criminal investigative division's forensic crime lab to help solve many white collar crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Secret Service 
B)  Internal Revenue Service 
C)  U.S. Customs Service 
D)  U. S. Postal Inspection Service 
A)  U.S. Secret Service 
B)  Internal Revenue Service 
C)  U.S. Customs Service 
D)  U. S. Postal Inspection Service

Question 16

Relative to criminal laws, regulatory rules are likely to be more focused on the risk of harm, rather than its occurrence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The American Bar Association has aggressively promoted rules calling for
lawyers to blow the whistle on clients engaged in fraudulent conduct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the proportion of F.B.I.
resources assigned to white collar crime cases increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which argument has not surfaced in the contemporary debate over economic regulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regulation is economically inefficient 
B)  Without regulation, undesirable economic consequences can develop 
C)  Regulation decreases unemployment 
D)  Regulation decreases international competitiveness 
A)  Regulation is economically inefficient 
B)  Without regulation, undesirable economic consequences can develop 
C)  Regulation decreases unemployment 
D)  Regulation decreases international competitiveness

Question 20

The Internal Revenue Service:

Accepted Answer

A)  assigns some 25% of its agents to criminal investigation 
B)  has narrowly defined investigative powers 
C)  is far more limited in its ability to seize evidence than is true of other investigative agencies 
D)  pursues only a very small proportion of cases as criminal cases 
A)  assigns some 25% of its agents to criminal investigation 
B)  has narrowly defined investigative powers 
C)  is far more limited in its ability to seize evidence than is true of other investigative agencies 
D)  pursues only a very small proportion of cases as criminal cases

The U.S.Postal Inspection Service is most likely to be involved with investigating which of the following types of crime?

The Environmental Protection Agency's reach expanded significantly during which of the following decades?

Accountants are required to inform managerial authorities of fraud they have discovered, but are not required to inform outside entities.

The U.S.Customs Service investigates all but which of the following activities?

Research has shown that the regulatory system clearly favors smaller corporations.

The traditional standard for auditors is that:

Which of the following is not a function of federal regulatory agencies?

The chances of police failure in white collar crime cases are lower than in the case of conventional crime.

The OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Agency) has traditionally been more focused on worker safety than on worker health.

Business executives tend to be more oriented toward reducing "loss" than taking action against crime.

Regulatory agencies established during the "New Deal" era were characterized by considerable autonomy.

Regulatory agencies adopt the same strategies for different corporations so that they are not suspected of treating them differently.

The funding of the SEC matches its responsibilities for policing the security markets.

There is an ongoing debate over the moral rightness, desirability, and expediency of government regulation.

Which of the following federal agencies has used its criminal investigative division's forensic crime lab to help solve many white collar crimes?

Relative to criminal laws, regulatory rules are likely to be more focused on the risk of harm, rather than its occurrence.

The American Bar Association has aggressively promoted rules calling for lawyers to blow the whistle on clients engaged in fraudulent conduct.

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the proportion of F.B.I. resources assigned to white collar crime cases increased.

Which argument has not surfaced in the contemporary debate over economic regulation?

The Internal Revenue Service:

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

Enterprise Crime, Contrepreneurial Crime, and Technocrime

Explaining White Collar Crime: Theories and Accounts

Law and the Social Control of White Collar Crime

Prosecuting, Defending, and Adjudicating White Collar Crime

Responding to the Challenge of White Collar Crime

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Exam 10: Policing and Regulating White Collar Crime

The U.S.Postal Inspection Service is most likely to be involved with investigating which of the following types of crime?

The Environmental Protection Agency's reach expanded significantly during which of the following decades?

Accountants are required to inform managerial authorities of fraud they have discovered, but are not required to inform outside entities.

The U.S.Customs Service investigates all but which of the following activities?

Research has shown that the regulatory system clearly favors smaller corporations.

The traditional standard for auditors is that:

Which of the following is not a function of federal regulatory agencies?

The chances of police failure in white collar crime cases are lower than in the case of conventional crime.

The OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Agency) has traditionally been more focused on worker safety than on worker health.

Business executives tend to be more oriented toward reducing "loss" than taking action against crime.

Regulatory agencies established during the "New Deal" era were characterized by considerable autonomy.

Regulatory agencies adopt the same strategies for different corporations so that they are not suspected of treating them differently.

The funding of the SEC matches its responsibilities for policing the security markets.

There is an ongoing debate over the moral rightness, desirability, and expediency of government regulation.

Which of the following federal agencies has used its criminal investigative division's forensic crime lab to help solve many white collar crimes?

Relative to criminal laws, regulatory rules are likely to be more focused on the risk of harm, rather than its occurrence.

The American Bar Association has aggressively promoted rules calling for lawyers to blow the whistle on clients engaged in fraudulent conduct.

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the proportion of F.B.I. resources assigned to white collar crime cases increased.

Which argument has not surfaced in the contemporary debate over economic regulation?

The Internal Revenue Service:

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

Enterprise Crime, Contrepreneurial Crime, and Technocrime

Explaining White Collar Crime: Theories and Accounts

Law and the Social Control of White Collar Crime

Prosecuting, Defending, and Adjudicating White Collar Crime

Responding to the Challenge of White Collar Crime

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