Exam 11: Prosecuting, Defending, and Adjudicating White Collar Crime

According to the text, which of the following does not contribute to the relatively low level of attention paid to white collar crime by local prosecutors?

Local prosecution of white collar crime cases is most likely in cases where physical harm to human beings or substantial economic harm has occurred.

White collar defense lawyers tend to be divided between those who adopt a conciliatory, cooperative strategy with prosecutors and those who attempt to intimidate them by threatening all-out combat.

Which of the following is true of civil lawsuits against corporations?

It is widely regarded as unethical for corporations to employ defense lawyers to represent accused corporate executives.

About half of the white collar crime defendants charged in federal cases go to trial.

Identify some of the principal historical trends in the response of federal prosecutors to white collar crime, including the major ideological and strategic factors influencing this response.What are the principal arguments that have been advanced in favor of, and in opposition to, special prosecutors or independent counsel? Similarly, what are some principal rationales for and against the use of grand juries in white collar crime cases?

In the text, the SEC is likely to make referrals for criminal prosecution in cases involving all but which of the following?

The retention of private counsel:

According to the text, in some rare cases, judges may override a jury finding of guilty if they conclude that:

Citizen suits allow private parties who have been injured or threatened to petition the court to enjoin the harmful activity.

Which of the following is true of sentencing guidelines with regards to white collar crime?

Which of the following is true of legal fees in white collar crime cases?

The thesis that white collar crime offenders have a "special sensitivity" to prison, and suffer more than conventional offenders when they receive prison sentences, has been fully supported by research.

Antitrust cases can only be initiated by the Federal Trade Commission.

Federal sentencing guidelines have resulted in generally tougher sentences for white collar offenders relative to conventional crime offenders.

Conservative Republican administrations during the 1980s put special emphasis on major corporate crime in order to safeguard the decade's prosperity.

State attorney generals primarily prosecute white collar crime cases involving which of the following?

Local prosecutors have traditionally directed much more attention to conventional street crime cases than to white collar crime cases.

Professionals and those who were employed in the public sector are more likely to suffer a "fall from grace" following a white collar crime conviction than are private businessmen.