Question 1

Which of the following is not a positive sanction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bounties 
B)  Tax credits 
C)  Fines 
D)  Praise 
A)  Bounties 
B)  Tax credits 
C)  Fines 
D)  Praise C

Question 2

The U.S.government has repeatedly awarded lucrative contracts to corporations
that have been found guilty of some form of criminal conduct, including
defrauding the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

It has been clearly demonstrated that the adoption of measures reforming
corporations eliminates pressures and opportunities to commit illegalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What are some of the most specific strategies for responding to the following forms of residual (hybrid and marginal) white collar crime: state-corporate, finance crime, technocrime, enterprise crime, contrepreneurial crime, and avocational crime? What, if anything, can be done about state crime and political white collar crime? Overall, what kind of structural transformations might diminish the problem of white collar crime, and why are you optimistic or pessimistic about our chances of addressing this problem successfully in the future?

Accepted Answer

Responding to residual white collar crim

Question 5

Attempts to encourage whistleblowers to come forward by offering rewards
through the False Claims Act have not proved effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The use of fines in response to corporate crime has been especially favored by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reactionaries 
B)  Conservatives 
C)  Liberal moralists 
D)  Progressives or radicals 
A)  Reactionaries 
B)  Conservatives 
C)  Liberal moralists 
D)  Progressives or radicals

Question 7

White collar offenders are generally regarded as well-positioned to make
restitution to victims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which answer best describes the "social license" approach to corporate crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pressures companies to form socially acceptable relationships with competitors 
B)  Pressures companies into going beyond compliance by engaging in socially desirable actions 
C)  Pressures companies to participate in fundraisers taking place in the surrounding community 
D)  Pressures companies to hold social events for the surrounding community 
A)  Pressures companies to form socially acceptable relationships with competitors 
B)  Pressures companies into going beyond compliance by engaging in socially desirable actions 
C)  Pressures companies to participate in fundraisers taking place in the surrounding community 
D)  Pressures companies to hold social events for the surrounding community

Question 9

In the text, Box 12.8 details some of the initiatives taken against white collar crime by Scandinavian countries.What are some of the actions these countries have taken? Do you think their initiatives are worthwhile? Could the United States learn from these countries to develop more proactive measures to fight white collar crime? Lastly, what is the United States currently doing to proactively fight white collar crime and what do you think still needs to be done?

Accepted Answer

Some of the initiatives taken by Scandin

Question 10

With regard to the deterrence of crimes of corporations:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is clear and compelling evidence that corporations are more effectively deterred than individuals 
B)  there is clear and compelling evidence that corporations are less effectively deterred than individuals 
C)  there are some fundamental interpretive disagreements on whether corporations can be easily deterred 
D)  there is widespread agreement that neither corporations nor individuals can be deterred on any level 
A)  there is clear and compelling evidence that corporations are more effectively deterred than individuals 
B)  there is clear and compelling evidence that corporations are less effectively deterred than individuals 
C)  there are some fundamental interpretive disagreements on whether corporations can be easily deterred 
D)  there is widespread agreement that neither corporations nor individuals can be deterred on any level

Question 11

One of the principal benefits of imposing fines in white collar crime cases is that
they are cost-efficient and easy to collect in full.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are the major elements of a moralistic response to white collar crime, and what are
some limitations of an emphasis on business ethics? How would you evaluate
Braithwaite's call to rely upon reintegrative shaming? What are the benefits and
limitations of both positive and negative sanctions in response to white collar
crime?

Accepted Answer

A moralistic response to white collar cr

Question 13

Community service sentences offer communities direct positive benefits
without significant costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Community service or restitution are exclusively negative sanctions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The "graying" of the American population is likely to lead to a reduction in white
collar crime in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to the text, any rehabilitation of white collar offenders is likely to take
place outside of correctional insitutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the text, the most serious challenge to state-corporate crime may ultimately require which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Very substantial fines 
B)  Some legal reforms 
C)  Prosecutorial autonomy 
D)  A transformation of the political economy 
A)  Very substantial fines 
B)  Some legal reforms 
C)  Prosecutorial autonomy 
D)  A transformation of the political economy

Question 18

Corporate ethics programs are generally directed toward the collective conscience
of the corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Probation is a penal option which:

Accepted Answer

A)  has only been applied to individuals, not to organizations 
B)  has traditionally been applied to individuals, but has more recently been applied to organizations 
C)  has traditionally been regarded as especially inappropriate for individual white collar offenders 
D)  has been demonstrated to be highly effective when applied to organizations 
A)  has only been applied to individuals, not to organizations 
B)  has traditionally been applied to individuals, but has more recently been applied to organizations 
C)  has traditionally been regarded as especially inappropriate for individual white collar offenders 
D)  has been demonstrated to be highly effective when applied to organizations

Question 20

Probation has typically been regarded as more appropriate for individual white
collar offenders than for conventional offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not a positive sanction?

The U.S.government has repeatedly awarded lucrative contracts to corporations that have been found guilty of some form of criminal conduct, including defrauding the government.

It has been clearly demonstrated that the adoption of measures reforming corporations eliminates pressures and opportunities to commit illegalities.

Attempts to encourage whistleblowers to come forward by offering rewards through the False Claims Act have not proved effective.

The use of fines in response to corporate crime has been especially favored by which of the following?

White collar offenders are generally regarded as well-positioned to make restitution to victims.

Which answer best describes the "social license" approach to corporate crime?

With regard to the deterrence of crimes of corporations:

One of the principal benefits of imposing fines in white collar crime cases is that they are cost-efficient and easy to collect in full.

Community service sentences offer communities direct positive benefits without significant costs.

Community service or restitution are exclusively negative sanctions.

The "graying" of the American population is likely to lead to a reduction in white collar crime in the U.S.

According to the text, any rehabilitation of white collar offenders is likely to take place outside of correctional insitutions.

According to the text, the most serious challenge to state-corporate crime may ultimately require which of the following?

Corporate ethics programs are generally directed toward the collective conscience of the corporation.

Probation is a penal option which:

Probation has typically been regarded as more appropriate for individual white collar offenders than for conventional offenders.

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

Policing and Regulating White Collar Crime

Prosecuting, Defending, and Adjudicating White Collar Crime

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Exam 12: Responding to the Challenge of White Collar Crime

Which of the following is not a positive sanction?

The U.S.government has repeatedly awarded lucrative contracts to corporations that have been found guilty of some form of criminal conduct, including defrauding the government.

It has been clearly demonstrated that the adoption of measures reforming corporations eliminates pressures and opportunities to commit illegalities.

Attempts to encourage whistleblowers to come forward by offering rewards through the False Claims Act have not proved effective.

The use of fines in response to corporate crime has been especially favored by which of the following?

White collar offenders are generally regarded as well-positioned to make restitution to victims.

Which answer best describes the "social license" approach to corporate crime?

With regard to the deterrence of crimes of corporations:

One of the principal benefits of imposing fines in white collar crime cases is that they are cost-efficient and easy to collect in full.

Community service sentences offer communities direct positive benefits without significant costs.

Community service or restitution are exclusively negative sanctions.

The "graying" of the American population is likely to lead to a reduction in white collar crime in the U.S.

According to the text, any rehabilitation of white collar offenders is likely to take place outside of correctional insitutions.

According to the text, the most serious challenge to state-corporate crime may ultimately require which of the following?

Corporate ethics programs are generally directed toward the collective conscience of the corporation.

Probation is a penal option which:

Probation has typically been regarded as more appropriate for individual white collar offenders than for conventional offenders.

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

Policing and Regulating White Collar Crime

Prosecuting, Defending, and Adjudicating White Collar Crime

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