Question 1

Corporate crime tends not to be a classic, clear-cut case of deviance; in some respects, it is a form of deviance, in some respects, it is not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Federal prosecutors consider ecocide a high-priority crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following offenders is on every expert's list of "Top 10 White Collar Criminals"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edwin Sutherland 
B)  Bernard Madoff 
C)  Jerome Mayne 
D)  Erich Goode 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Edwin Sutherland 
B)  Bernard Madoff 
C)  Jerome Mayne 
D)  Erich Goode 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

What makes the argument that the US is a "rogue nation" questionable? The fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it did not sponsor or engage in any of the harmful acts of which it is accused. 
B)  other nations have engaged in worse activities and so, the US is not the worst rogue nation. 
C)  the US is multiply interconnected with nearly every country on Earth and so, it is not an isolate or a pariah, a crucial defining quality of a rogue state. 
D)  there is no evidence of any kind that could measure, quantify, or indicate what defines a "rogue" or "pariah" state. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  it did not sponsor or engage in any of the harmful acts of which it is accused. 
B)  other nations have engaged in worse activities and so, the US is not the worst rogue nation. 
C)  the US is multiply interconnected with nearly every country on Earth and so, it is not an isolate or a pariah, a crucial defining quality of a rogue state. 
D)  there is no evidence of any kind that could measure, quantify, or indicate what defines a "rogue" or "pariah" state. 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

As a general rule, negative public sentiment about most white collar crimes is:

Accepted Answer

A)  muted, muffled, subdued 
B)  outraged 
C)  nonexistent 
D)  proportional to the damage inflicted 
E)  unknown 
A)  muted, muffled, subdued 
B)  outraged 
C)  nonexistent 
D)  proportional to the damage inflicted 
E)  unknown

Question 6

Which of the following is the basis of the he most profitable of all transnational crimes, according to expert estimates, is:

Accepted Answer

A)  counterfeiting 
B)  human trafficking 
C)  the illegal drug trade 
D)  the illegal sale of gold 
E)  the sale of stolen art 
A)  counterfeiting 
B)  human trafficking 
C)  the illegal drug trade 
D)  the illegal sale of gold 
E)  the sale of stolen art

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All corporate crime is white collar crime. 
B)  All white collar crime is corporate crime. 
C)  No corporate crime is white collar crime. 
D)  No white collar crime is corporate crime. 
E)  none of the above is true 
A)  All corporate crime is white collar crime. 
B)  All white collar crime is corporate crime. 
C)  No corporate crime is white collar crime. 
D)  No white collar crime is corporate crime. 
E)  none of the above is true

Question 8

Sociologically, is corporate crime a form of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  In all cases, yes. 
B)  In all cases, no. 
C)  Only if the act is against the law. 
D)  To the extent that the public condemns the actors for their deeds. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  In all cases, yes. 
B)  In all cases, no. 
C)  Only if the act is against the law. 
D)  To the extent that the public condemns the actors for their deeds. 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Corporate crime includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  an executive murdering his wife (or her husband) 
B)  selling cigarettes, which kill people 
C)  having three-martini lunches 
D)  theft and pilferage on the job 
E)  none of the above 
A)  an executive murdering his wife (or her husband) 
B)  selling cigarettes, which kill people 
C)  having three-martini lunches 
D)  theft and pilferage on the job 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

Relatively few sociologists of deviance conduct research on environmental crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Embezzlement tends to be committed against the corporation on behalf of an employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most white collar crime is:

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate crime. 
B)  embezzlement 
C)  Ponzi schemes 
D)  robbery 
E)  larceny 
A)  corporate crime. 
B)  embezzlement 
C)  Ponzi schemes 
D)  robbery 
E)  larceny

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true? By definition:

Accepted Answer

A)  All corporate crime is white collar crime, and all white collar crime is corporate crime. 
B)  All corporate crime is white collar crime, but not all white collar crime is corporate crime. 
C)  Not all corporate crime is white collar crime, but all white collar crime is corporate crime. 
D)  Not all corporate crime is white collar crime, and not all corporate crime is white collar crime. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  All corporate crime is white collar crime, and all white collar crime is corporate crime. 
B)  All corporate crime is white collar crime, but not all white collar crime is corporate crime. 
C)  Not all corporate crime is white collar crime, but all white collar crime is corporate crime. 
D)  Not all corporate crime is white collar crime, and not all corporate crime is white collar crime. 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

Which of the following academic specialty is most likely to study ecocide?

Accepted Answer

A)  green criminology 
B)  political science 
C)  the sociology of deviance 
D)  psychology 
E)  psychiatry 
A)  green criminology 
B)  political science 
C)  the sociology of deviance 
D)  psychology 
E)  psychiatry

Question 15

Which of the following normative violator is least likely to be discredited, condemned, and stigmatized? The:

Accepted Answer

A)  drug dealer 
B)  street criminal 
C)  mentally ill person 
D)  beggar 
E)  degrader of the environment 
A)  drug dealer 
B)  street criminal 
C)  mentally ill person 
D)  beggar 
E)  degrader of the environment

Question 16

What people generally mean by "white collar crime" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  embezzlement 
B)  tax fraud 
C)  crimes against a corporation 
D)  corporate crime 
E)  crimes against the general public 
A)  embezzlement 
B)  tax fraud 
C)  crimes against a corporation 
D)  corporate crime 
E)  crimes against the general public

Question 17

Which of the following offenses, for the most part, stands outside Goffman's classic sources of stigma?

Accepted Answer

A)  robbery 
B)  organizational deviance 
C)  murder 
D)  unemployment 
E)  alcoholism 
A)  robbery 
B)  organizational deviance 
C)  murder 
D)  unemployment 
E)  alcoholism

Question 18

The intention to do harm to certain parties is a common, even typical, feature of corporate crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the world of white collar crime, there are:

Accepted Answer

A)  a lot more "small fry" than "big fish" 
B)  a lot more "big fish" than "small fry" 
C)  about the same number of "small fry" as "big fish" 
D)  an unknowable number of "small fry" and "big fish" 
E)  none of the above 
A)  a lot more "small fry" than "big fish" 
B)  a lot more "big fish" than "small fry" 
C)  about the same number of "small fry" as "big fish" 
D)  an unknowable number of "small fry" and "big fish" 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

According to the author:

Accepted Answer

A)  all white collar crime is corporate crime and vice versa. 
B)  no white collar crime is corporate crime and vice versa. 
C)  all white collar crime is corporate crime but not all corporate crime is white collar crime. 
D)  all corporate crime is white collar crime but not all white collar crime is corporate crime. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  all white collar crime is corporate crime and vice versa. 
B)  no white collar crime is corporate crime and vice versa. 
C)  all white collar crime is corporate crime but not all corporate crime is white collar crime. 
D)  all corporate crime is white collar crime but not all white collar crime is corporate crime. 
E)  none of the above

Corporate crime tends not to be a classic, clear-cut case of deviance; in some respects, it is a form of deviance, in some respects, it is not.

Federal prosecutors consider ecocide a high-priority crime.

Which of the following offenders is on every expert's list of "Top 10 White Collar Criminals"?

What makes the argument that the US is a "rogue nation" questionable? The fact that:

As a general rule, negative public sentiment about most white collar crimes is:

Which of the following is the basis of the he most profitable of all transnational crimes, according to expert estimates, is:

Which of the following statements is true?

Sociologically, is corporate crime a form of deviance?

Corporate crime includes:

Relatively few sociologists of deviance conduct research on environmental crime.

Embezzlement tends to be committed against the corporation on behalf of an employee.

Most white collar crime is:

Which of the following statements is true? By definition:

Which of the following academic specialty is most likely to study ecocide?

Which of the following normative violator is least likely to be discredited, condemned, and stigmatized? The:

What people generally mean by "white collar crime" is:

Which of the following offenses, for the most part, stands outside Goffman's classic sources of stigma?

The intention to do harm to certain parties is a common, even typical, feature of corporate crime.

In the world of white collar crime, there are:

According to the author:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

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Exam 6: White Collar Crime

Corporate crime tends not to be a classic, clear-cut case of deviance; in some respects, it is a form of deviance, in some respects, it is not.

Federal prosecutors consider ecocide a high-priority crime.

Which of the following offenders is on every expert's list of "Top 10 White Collar Criminals"?

What makes the argument that the US is a "rogue nation" questionable? The fact that:

As a general rule, negative public sentiment about most white collar crimes is:

Which of the following is the basis of the he most profitable of all transnational crimes, according to expert estimates, is:

Which of the following statements is true?

Sociologically, is corporate crime a form of deviance?

Corporate crime includes:

Relatively few sociologists of deviance conduct research on environmental crime.

Embezzlement tends to be committed against the corporation on behalf of an employee.

Most white collar crime is:

Which of the following statements is true? By definition:

Which of the following academic specialty is most likely to study ecocide?

Which of the following normative violator is least likely to be discredited, condemned, and stigmatized? The:

What people generally mean by "white collar crime" is:

Which of the following offenses, for the most part, stands outside Goffman's classic sources of stigma?

The intention to do harm to certain parties is a common, even typical, feature of corporate crime.

In the world of white collar crime, there are:

According to the author:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

Filters