Exam 16: White-Collar Crime

For a very long period in our history, victims of defective and dangerous products could not sue corporations for damages.

Which of the following increased the penalties for corporate crimes in the United States?

Those with a strong internal locus of control

Which of the following means "let the buyer beware"?

______ crime is committed for personal gain, whereas ______ crime is committed on behalf of the organization.

Most cybercrime targets are ______ in nature.

What are the four established legal categories in cybercrime?

Identify and describe all of the different types of cybercrime discussed in your text.

Who coined the term white-collar crime in the 1930s?

What is corporate crime?

What was the purpose of Walters and Geyer's (2004) study on white-collar criminals?

In the study of white-collar criminals conducted by Walters and Geyer (2004), which group was found to be the most educated?

The U.S.Congress has identified ______ as "an illegal act or series of illegal acts committed by non-physical means and by concealment or guile, to obtain money or property, or to obtain business or personal advantage."

More people die each year as the result of scams and illegal corporate activity than as the result of the activities of street criminals.

What is the difference between an internal locus of control and an external locus of control?

A physician files an insurance claim for a procedure that was not actually performed.This is most clearly identified as ______ crime.