Question 1

Studies done in 1977, 1979, 1989, and 1994 noted the presence of dangerous substances in the Love Canal area. Hooker Chemical had known of the danger since:

Accepted Answer

A) 1958 
B) 1965 
C) 1975 
D) 1962 
A) 1958 
B) 1965 
C) 1975 
D) 1962

Question 2

There are more harmful pollutants outdoors than indoors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________________ disease has become the most rapidly increasing cause of death in America.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________ disease has become the most rapidly...

Question 4

The case of Illinois v.O'Neil involving Film Recovery Systems was significant and trendsetting in the area of workplace safety because:

Accepted Answer

A) the company was forced to give up all of its yearly profit. 
B) those individuals responsible for the death of the employee were forced to pay civil damages out of their own pockets. 
C) the company was forced out of business as part of a settlement. 
D) company officials were prosecuted criminally and sentenced to prison. 
A) the company was forced to give up all of its yearly profit. 
B) those individuals responsible for the death of the employee were forced to pay civil damages out of their own pockets. 
C) the company was forced out of business as part of a settlement. 
D) company officials were prosecuted criminally and sentenced to prison.

Question 5

Beryllium is a strong lightweight metal used to encase ________________ weapons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Beryllium is a strong lightweight metal used...

Question 6

Ralph Nader has commented that the following distinguishing characteristic of white-collar crime has been dispelled:

Accepted Answer

A) That is less costly 
B) That it affects few people 
C) That it lacks physical threat 
D) That its effects are not as long-lasting 
A) That is less costly 
B) That it affects few people 
C) That it lacks physical threat 
D) That its effects are not as long-lasting

Question 7

The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed in ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Occupational Safety and Health Act was...

Question 8

Paper use worldwide has decreased due to the use of electronic files and e-mail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the deregulation era, which of the following entities took the lead in pursuing workplace violators?

Accepted Answer

A) Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
B) Department of Labor 
C) Federal Trade Commission 
D) Individual states 
A) Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
B) Department of Labor 
C) Federal Trade Commission 
D) Individual states

Question 10

Examine environmental racism. Discuss the underlying issues of economic and social assumptions.

Accepted Answer

Toxic waste dumps are often located in c

Question 11

The EPA states that 75% of chemical wastes disposed were disposed of illegally in the golden age decade of environmental crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Johns-Manville, the largest manufacturer of asbestos, endangered workers by doing all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) deciding not to install a dust-control system. 
B) providing inadequate insurance coverage. 
C) failing to inform workers of dangers after learning of them. 
D) not informing symptomless asbestosis victims of illness. 
A) deciding not to install a dust-control system. 
B) providing inadequate insurance coverage. 
C) failing to inform workers of dangers after learning of them. 
D) not informing symptomless asbestosis victims of illness.

Question 13

The Food and Drug Administration has urged the courts to view environmental crime as a crime of violence and an egregious departure from responsible citizenship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

W.R Grace and its Cryovac Division that produced the Woburn Leukemia Cluster was guilty of performing all of the following activities except:

Accepted Answer

A) providing false information to the federal government about toxic disposal practices. 
B) dumping toxic waste. 
C) admitting to the dumping but denying the carcinogenic nature of the substances. 
D) inadequate workplace safeguards. 
A) providing false information to the federal government about toxic disposal practices. 
B) dumping toxic waste. 
C) admitting to the dumping but denying the carcinogenic nature of the substances. 
D) inadequate workplace safeguards.

Question 15

An assistant administrator in which federal agency would eventually go to prison for perjury? Her agenda included changing the perception of Love Canal from dangerous to benign, obtaining data that 50 of the most dangerous sites were benign, and proving that industries today were not dangerous to public health.

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental Protection Agency 
B) Securities and Exchange Commission 
C) Food and Drug Administration 
D) Federal Emergency Management Agency 
A) Environmental Protection Agency 
B) Securities and Exchange Commission 
C) Food and Drug Administration 
D) Federal Emergency Management Agency

Question 16

Match between columns
                        Premises: Benzene
Asbestos
Respiratory disease
Water contamination
Superfund
“Cheating on Tests”
The Hooker Chemical Corporation
Rocky Flats

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Can cause cancer and other serious health is...

Question 17

The Hooker Chemical Corporation dumped 20 million pounds of chemical waste that contaminated the Love Canal area. The chemical waste contained very dangerous levels of what substance?

Accepted Answer

A) Benzene and dioxin 
B) Strychnine and chromium 
C) E.coli and salmonella 
D) Arsenic and belladonna 
A) Benzene and dioxin 
B) Strychnine and chromium 
C) E.coli and salmonella 
D) Arsenic and belladonna

Question 18

Toxic terrorism includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) importation of hazardous wastes. 
B) careless destruction of dangerous chemicals. 
C) construction of polluting factories. 
D) inadequate health care for immigrant workers injured on the job. 
A) importation of hazardous wastes. 
B) careless destruction of dangerous chemicals. 
C) construction of polluting factories. 
D) inadequate health care for immigrant workers injured on the job.

Question 19

The Bethlehem steel plant at Sparrows Point was fined $27,000 for failing to place shields around wire machines. The shields had been recommended but the company did not have to install them based on:

Accepted Answer

A) political contributions. 
B) demonstration that cost would force the plant to close. 
C) shutting down the work area. 
D) executive protest at a meeting with agency officials. 
A) political contributions. 
B) demonstration that cost would force the plant to close. 
C) shutting down the work area. 
D) executive protest at a meeting with agency officials.

Question 20

Tyson foods, the nation's largest poultry-processing company with profits of $403 million in 2004, was penalized for the deaths of two men who died in a vat of decomposing chicken parts from exposure to methane gas and for other violations. The fine was what percent of its profits?

Accepted Answer

A) .1% 
B) .05% 
C) .001% 
D) .0004% 
A) .1% 
B) .05% 
C) .001% 
D) .0004%

Studies done in 1977, 1979, 1989, and 1994 noted the presence of dangerous substances in the Love Canal area. Hooker Chemical had known of the danger since:

There are more harmful pollutants outdoors than indoors.

________________ disease has become the most rapidly increasing cause of death in America.

The case of Illinois v.O'Neil involving Film Recovery Systems was significant and trendsetting in the area of workplace safety because:

Beryllium is a strong lightweight metal used to encase ________________ weapons.

Ralph Nader has commented that the following distinguishing characteristic of white-collar crime has been dispelled:

The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed in ________________.

Paper use worldwide has decreased due to the use of electronic files and e-mail.

In the deregulation era, which of the following entities took the lead in pursuing workplace violators?

Examine environmental racism. Discuss the underlying issues of economic and social assumptions.

The EPA states that 75% of chemical wastes disposed were disposed of illegally in the golden age decade of environmental crime.

Johns-Manville, the largest manufacturer of asbestos, endangered workers by doing all of the following except:

The Food and Drug Administration has urged the courts to view environmental crime as a crime of violence and an egregious departure from responsible citizenship.

W.R Grace and its Cryovac Division that produced the Woburn Leukemia Cluster was guilty of performing all of the following activities except:

The Hooker Chemical Corporation dumped 20 million pounds of chemical waste that contaminated the Love Canal area. The chemical waste contained very dangerous levels of what substance?

Toxic terrorism includes all of the following except:

The Bethlehem steel plant at Sparrows Point was fined $27,000 for failing to place shields around wire machines. The shields had been recommended but the company did not have to install them based on:

Tyson foods, the nation's largest poultry-processing company with profits of $403 million in 2004, was penalized for the deaths of two men who died in a vat of decomposing chicken parts from exposure to methane gas and for other violations. The fine was what percent of its profits?

Introduction

Crimes Against Consumers

Unsafe Products

Institutional Corruption: Mass Media and Religion

Securities Fraud

Corporate Fraud

Fiduciary Fraud

Crimes by the Government

Corruption of Public Officials

Medical Crime

Computer Crime

Conclusions

Filters

Exam 4: Environmental Crime

Studies done in 1977, 1979, 1989, and 1994 noted the presence of dangerous substances in the Love Canal area. Hooker Chemical had known of the danger since:

There are more harmful pollutants outdoors than indoors.

________________ disease has become the most rapidly increasing cause of death in America.

The case of Illinois v.O'Neil involving Film Recovery Systems was significant and trendsetting in the area of workplace safety because:

Beryllium is a strong lightweight metal used to encase ________________ weapons.

Ralph Nader has commented that the following distinguishing characteristic of white-collar crime has been dispelled:

The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed in ________________.

Paper use worldwide has decreased due to the use of electronic files and e-mail.

In the deregulation era, which of the following entities took the lead in pursuing workplace violators?

Examine environmental racism. Discuss the underlying issues of economic and social assumptions.

The EPA states that 75% of chemical wastes disposed were disposed of illegally in the golden age decade of environmental crime.

Johns-Manville, the largest manufacturer of asbestos, endangered workers by doing all of the following except:

The Food and Drug Administration has urged the courts to view environmental crime as a crime of violence and an egregious departure from responsible citizenship.

W.R Grace and its Cryovac Division that produced the Woburn Leukemia Cluster was guilty of performing all of the following activities except:

The Hooker Chemical Corporation dumped 20 million pounds of chemical waste that contaminated the Love Canal area. The chemical waste contained very dangerous levels of what substance?

Toxic terrorism includes all of the following except:

The Bethlehem steel plant at Sparrows Point was fined $27,000 for failing to place shields around wire machines. The shields had been recommended but the company did not have to install them based on:

Tyson foods, the nation's largest poultry-processing company with profits of $403 million in 2004, was penalized for the deaths of two men who died in a vat of decomposing chicken parts from exposure to methane gas and for other violations. The fine was what percent of its profits?

Introduction

Crimes Against Consumers

Unsafe Products

Institutional Corruption: Mass Media and Religion

Securities Fraud

Corporate Fraud

Fiduciary Fraud

Crimes by the Government

Corruption of Public Officials

Medical Crime

Computer Crime

Conclusions

Filters