Exam 10: Policing and Regulating White Collar Crime

When regulatory agency officials with a pro-industry bias are appointed to office, or can anticipate lucrative private industry careers following government service, the situation is known as which of the following?

Economic regulation expanded much more dramatically from the early 1970s on than social regulation.

Appellate courts have typically been reluctant to overturn regulatory agency decisions.

Which of the following has not functioned to discourage substantial police involvement with white collar crime?

The level of FBI commitment to white collar crime has remained stable since the creation of the agency.

Much of the regulation developed during the early part of the 20ᵗʰ century was supported by, and benefited, the newly regulated big businesses.

According to the text, which of the following is true of the role played by corporate boards in self-regulation?

Regulatory agencies are empowered to enforce rules made by Congress, but do not have the power to make rules themselves.

In the 1970s, the F.B.I.was revealed to have engaged in all but which of the following forms of illegal or improper conduct?

Regulatory agency hearings are less formal than regular court hearings and trials.

In recent years, the U.S.Marshals have engaged increasingly in the pursuit of white collar crime fugitives.

State and federal law enforcement agencies play a comparable role in the investigation of white collar crime cases.

Which of the following is the basic rationale for the Federal Trade Commission?

During the course of the 19ᵗʰ century the primary responsibility for regulating corporations shifted from the federal level to state governments.

It is rare for the SEC (Security and Exchange Commission) to refer cases for criminal prosecution.

According to Braithwaite and Fisse, self-policing can be effective and in the interest of corporations.

White collar crime became a major priority for the F.B.I.during the half-century tenure of J.Edgar Hoover as the agency's director.

The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) was founded as a response to which of the following?

Which of the following American presidents was most associated with a movement towards deregulation of the market?

Larger companies are more likely to have self-policing procedures than smaller companies, but when they voluntarily report violations they tend to be more minor than substantial.