Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ refers to unlawful activity undertaken and...

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of What differentiates white-collar crime from other forms...

Question 4

One result of Prohibition was police corruption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Braithwaite has recommended the implementation of a(n)...

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational 
B)  state authority 
C)  professional 
D)  individual

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Health-care fraud is not limited to any particular geographic area 
B)  Health-care fraud targets large health-care programs as well as beneficiaries 
C)  Health-care fraud is perpetrated by organized crime groups 
D)  Health-care fraud primarily targets private health-care programs, rather than government-sponsored Medicare and Medicaid

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Crimes involving illegal business enterprises 
B)  Any occupationally-related crime 
C)  Crimes committed by those who had been entrusted with money, such as bank tellers 
D)  Crimes committed by persons of high social status using their occupational positions for illegal gain

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  People who have the opportunity to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the motivation 
B)  People who are in a position to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the necessary opportunity 
C)  People working at the white-collar level generally do not have the characteristics associated with crime commission 
D)  People at the white-collar level generally do not have the skills to commit crimes of any type

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Legalizing gambling 
B)  Enhanced forfeiture statutes and racketeering laws 
C)  Educational programs and job-training initiatives 
D)  Increase law enforcement resources

Question 12

Match between columns
                        Premises: Antitrust violation
Wire fraud
Insider trading
Embezzlement
Bank fraud
Securities fraud

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Fraud or embezzlement occurring within or against is...

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Hobbs 
B)  RICO 
C)  BCCI 
D)  Organized Crime Control

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Sarbanes-Oxley 
B)  Securities Exchange 
C)  Sherman 
D)  Clayton

Question 15

The Teapot Dome Scandal involved the administration of President __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Teapot Dome Scandal involved the administration...

Question 16

Martha Stewart was implicated in the insider trading scandal involving

Accepted Answer

A)  Enron. 
B)  WorldCom, Inc. 
C)  ImClone. 
D)  Arthur Anderson.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing the risk of involvement in organized crime 
B)  Increasing law enforcement authority 
C)  Reducing the economic lure of involvement 
D)  Decreasing opportunity for organized criminal activity

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?

Match the following white-collar crime terms to the correct definition

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?