Exam 1: Introduction

What two types of fraud did individuals identify as most prevalent in victimization surveys?

Victimization surveys have been used to gain more information about the prevalence of street crime for many years.

Match the key terns listed in Column 1 to the description in Column 2. Use each description only once. -White-collar crime

Which major Wall Street investment firm "rigged" the U.S.Treasury bond market and received little backlash from the media and other outlets?

Loss of trust when the privileged wealthy few are punished less severely than others is referred to as the opportunity cost.

Ponzi schemes are occurring less now than they ever have before.

Edwin ________________ defined white-collar crime as crimes committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his or her occupation.

Match the key terns listed in Column 1 to the description in Column 2. Use each description only once. -Criminaloid

The term "white-collar" is based on:

The term "white-collar crime" was coined in ________________.

Personal frauds cost American tax payers an estimated $40 billion annually.

The 1980s saw a dramatic increase in the incidence of white-collar crime.One of the reasons for the increase may have been:

Sutherland's cross-sectional studies indicate that white-collar crime is relatively common among large corporations.

Difficulties in studying white-collar crime include all of the following except:

The public suffers social and political harm in addition to financial harm.Loss of trust when the privileged wealthy few are punished less severely than others is what one social scientist refers to as:

The Keystone and Oakwood bank frauds are particularly appalling because of:

When was the term "white-collar crime" was first used?

A Ponzi scheme is also known as a ________________ scheme.

Atavists enjoys a public image as pillars of the community and paragons of virtue.

The 1980s was dubbed the "betrayal decade."