Exam 13: White-Collar and Organized Crime

__________ refers to unlawful activity undertaken and supported by organized criminal groups operating across national boundaries.

The James Gang, led by the outlaw Jesse James, was a true criminal organization.

What differentiates white-collar crime from other forms of crime, and why is it so difficult to prosecute?

One result of Prohibition was police corruption.

Braithwaite has recommended the implementation of a(n) __________ model as a way of reducing white-collar offending.

A physician who bills Medicare for blood tests that are never actually performed is involved in __________ occupational crime.

Which of the following statements about health-care fraud is not true?

Blue-collar crime involves crimes committed by members of less prestigious occupational groups.

To what exactly did the concept of white-collar crime originally refer?

Why do Hirschi and Gottfredson conclude that white-collar criminality is less common as the types of criminality found among the lower classes?

Which of the following activities to control organized crime would fall into Howard Abadinsky's category of reducing the economic lure of involvement?

The first federal legislation aimed specifically at curtailing organized crime activities was the __________ Act.

The 2001 _________ Act gives the SEC the authority to bar dishonest corporate directors and officers from ever again serving in positions of corporate responsibility.

The Teapot Dome Scandal involved the administration of President __________

Martha Stewart was implicated in the insider trading scandal involving

Legalizing or decriminalizing illegal drugs falls into which of Howard Abadinsky's approaches to controlling organized crime?