Question 1

Provide examples for each of Green's occupational crime categories.

Accepted Answer

Varies. In developing the concept of occupational crime, Green identified four categories. Organizational occupational crime consists of crimes committed for the benefit of an employing organization. For example, falsifying profit reports to temporarily inflate stock prices. State authority occupational crime consists of crimes that can only be committed by officials exercising their state-based authority, or by those working for them; for example, National Guardsmen firing weapons into a crowd of unarmed protesters. Professional occupational crime consists of crimes by professionals committed during the course of conducting their day-to-day career work; for example, a doctor providing prescriptions for narcotic medicines on demand. Finally, individual occupational crime consists of crimes by individuals as individuals. This is a kind of catchall category that includes occupational crime not captured in the other categories, like employee theft.

Question 2

Which of the following accounts for a significant amount of organized criminal activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  fraud 
B)  illicit drug trafficking 
C)  globalization 
D)  social media 
A)  fraud 
B)  illicit drug trafficking 
C)  globalization 
D)  social media B

Question 3

Criminal subcultures are a key component of the ______ approach to white-collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  power control 
B)  techniques of neutralization 
C)  opportunity structures 
D)  seductions of crime 
A)  power control 
B)  techniques of neutralization 
C)  opportunity structures 
D)  seductions of crime C

Question 4

Organized crime is primarily a phenomenon of postindustrial nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the focus of micro-level theories that account for white-collar crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  how the government can reduce white-collar crime rates 
B)  variations in the rate of white-collar crime 
C)  why people engage in white-collar crime 
D)  how social forces influence white-collar crime 
A)  how the government can reduce white-collar crime rates 
B)  variations in the rate of white-collar crime 
C)  why people engage in white-collar crime 
D)  how social forces influence white-collar crime

Question 6

What are the primary characteristics of elite deviance, according to David Simon?

Accepted Answer

David Simon provided several characteris

Question 7

Edwin Sutherland borrowed the term "white-collar crime" from retired United States Justice Department prosecutor Herbert Edelhertz.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe Edelhertz's typology of white-collar crime.

Accepted Answer

Edelhertz defined white-collar crime as

Question 9

Jerome borrows money from the employee retirement fund. He decides he is only borrowing a little bit, so no one will actually be hurt by his actions. What is Jerome engaged in?

Accepted Answer

A)  appeal to higher loyalties 
B)  denial of responsibility 
C)  condemnation of the condemners 
D)  denial of injury 
A)  appeal to higher loyalties 
B)  denial of responsibility 
C)  condemnation of the condemners 
D)  denial of injury

Question 10

How would Jack Katz explain white-collar crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  White-collar crime is motivated by financial gain. 
B)  Cultural differences cause white-collar crime. 
C)  Offenders rationalize white-collar crime as victimless. 
D)  White-collar crime offers an illicit thrill. 
A)  White-collar crime is motivated by financial gain. 
B)  Cultural differences cause white-collar crime. 
C)  Offenders rationalize white-collar crime as victimless. 
D)  White-collar crime offers an illicit thrill.

Question 11

Differential association theory might suggest that participants in organized crime learned their behavior with peers already within an organized crime network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In occupational crime, the criminal activity of employees costs more money than the criminal activity of managers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Summarize the differential association theory approach to understanding white-collar crime.

Accepted Answer

Sutherland's theory of differential asso

Question 14

White-collar crimes are crimes committed by people during the course of their occupation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following accurately describes who can commit a white-collar crime according to Sutherland?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anyone with a job can commit a white-collar crime. 
B)  Only government officials can commit a white-collar crime. 
C)  White-collar crime can only be committed by someone of respectability. 
D)  White-collar crime cannot be committed by someone of higher social status. 
A)  Anyone with a job can commit a white-collar crime. 
B)  Only government officials can commit a white-collar crime. 
C)  White-collar crime can only be committed by someone of respectability. 
D)  White-collar crime cannot be committed by someone of higher social status.

Question 16

Corporate, government, and other types of white-collar crimes are the easiest crimes to detect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Organized criminal groups and ______ collaborate on the marketing and transportation of munitions.

Accepted Answer

A)  theocratic governments 
B)  the United Nations 
C)  terrorist organizations 
D)  Russia 
A)  theocratic governments 
B)  the United Nations 
C)  terrorist organizations 
D)  Russia

Question 18

The three main forms of fraud and abuse are asset misappropriation, corruption, and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  fraudulent statements 
B)  embezzlement 
C)  blackmail 
D)  insider trading 
A)  fraudulent statements 
B)  embezzlement 
C)  blackmail 
D)  insider trading

Question 19

According to James William Coleman, why is it difficult to measure white-collar crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victims do not realize they have been victimized. 
B)  White-collar criminals have enough money to bribe authorities. 
C)  Most white-collar crime is committed by government officials. 
D)  White-collar crime often does not violate any existing law. 
A)  Victims do not realize they have been victimized. 
B)  White-collar criminals have enough money to bribe authorities. 
C)  Most white-collar crime is committed by government officials. 
D)  White-collar crime often does not violate any existing law.

Question 20

What is a key difference between the way Sutherland defined white-collar crime and the way former U.S. Department of Justice Herbert Edelhertz defined white-collar crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edelhertz called white-collar crime "elite crime." 
B)  Sutherland's definition does not specify high social status. 
C)  Edelhertz's definition does not specify high social status. 
D)  Sutherland did not recognize crime committed by government employees as white-collar crime. 
A)  Edelhertz called white-collar crime "elite crime." 
B)  Sutherland's definition does not specify high social status. 
C)  Edelhertz's definition does not specify high social status. 
D)  Sutherland did not recognize crime committed by government employees as white-collar crime.

Provide examples for each of Green's occupational crime categories.

Which of the following accounts for a significant amount of organized criminal activity?

Criminal subcultures are a key component of the ______ approach to white-collar crime.

Organized crime is primarily a phenomenon of postindustrial nations.

What is the focus of micro-level theories that account for white-collar crime?

What are the primary characteristics of elite deviance, according to David Simon?

Edwin Sutherland borrowed the term "white-collar crime" from retired United States Justice Department prosecutor Herbert Edelhertz.

Describe Edelhertz's typology of white-collar crime.

Jerome borrows money from the employee retirement fund. He decides he is only borrowing a little bit, so no one will actually be hurt by his actions. What is Jerome engaged in?

How would Jack Katz explain white-collar crime?

Differential association theory might suggest that participants in organized crime learned their behavior with peers already within an organized crime network.

In occupational crime, the criminal activity of employees costs more money than the criminal activity of managers.

Summarize the differential association theory approach to understanding white-collar crime.

White-collar crimes are crimes committed by people during the course of their occupation.

Which of the following accurately describes who can commit a white-collar crime according to Sutherland?

Corporate, government, and other types of white-collar crimes are the easiest crimes to detect.

Organized criminal groups and ______ collaborate on the marketing and transportation of munitions.

The three main forms of fraud and abuse are asset misappropriation, corruption, and ______.

According to James William Coleman, why is it difficult to measure white-collar crime?

What is a key difference between the way Sutherland defined white-collar crime and the way former U.S. Department of Justice Herbert Edelhertz defined white-collar crime?

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Exam 12: White-Collar and Organized Crime

Provide examples for each of Green's occupational crime categories.

Which of the following accounts for a significant amount of organized criminal activity?

Criminal subcultures are a key component of the ______ approach to white-collar crime.

Organized crime is primarily a phenomenon of postindustrial nations.

What is the focus of micro-level theories that account for white-collar crime?

What are the primary characteristics of elite deviance, according to David Simon?

Edwin Sutherland borrowed the term "white-collar crime" from retired United States Justice Department prosecutor Herbert Edelhertz.

Describe Edelhertz's typology of white-collar crime.

Jerome borrows money from the employee retirement fund. He decides he is only borrowing a little bit, so no one will actually be hurt by his actions. What is Jerome engaged in?

How would Jack Katz explain white-collar crime?

Differential association theory might suggest that participants in organized crime learned their behavior with peers already within an organized crime network.

In occupational crime, the criminal activity of employees costs more money than the criminal activity of managers.

Summarize the differential association theory approach to understanding white-collar crime.

White-collar crimes are crimes committed by people during the course of their occupation.

Which of the following accurately describes who can commit a white-collar crime according to Sutherland?

Corporate, government, and other types of white-collar crimes are the easiest crimes to detect.

Organized criminal groups and ______ collaborate on the marketing and transportation of munitions.

The three main forms of fraud and abuse are asset misappropriation, corruption, and ______.

According to James William Coleman, why is it difficult to measure white-collar crime?

What is a key difference between the way Sutherland defined white-collar crime and the way former U.S. Department of Justice Herbert Edelhertz defined white-collar crime?

Introduction to the Study of Deviant Behavior

Theories of Deviant Behavior: I Classical Theories

Theories of Deviant Behavior: II Contemporary Perspectives

Homicide

Domestic Violence

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviors

Mental Illness

Alcohol Abuse

Illicit Drug Use

Sexual Offending

Property Crimes

Cyberdeviance

Positive Deviance

Extreme Forms of Everyday Behaviors: Working, Using the Internet, and Exercising

Terrorism

Filters