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Martha Stewart was implicated in the insider trading scandal involving


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

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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One result of Prohibition was police corruption.

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The Teapot Dome Scandal involved the administration of President __________

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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

Premises
Antitrust violation
Wire fraud
Insider trading
Embezzlement
Bank fraud
Securities fraud
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Fraud or embezzlement occurring within or against financial institutions insured or regulated by the U.S. government
The unlawful misappropriate for personal use of money, property, or other thing of value entrusted to the offender’s care, custody, or control
Any activity that illegally inhibits competition between companies within an industry
A type of equity trading based on confidential information about important events that may affect the price of the issue being traded
The use of an electronic communications facility to intentionally transmit a false message in furtherance of a fraudulent activity
The theft of money resulting from intentional manipulation of the value of equities

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Antitrust violation
Wire fraud
Insider trading
Embezzlement
Bank fraud
Securities fraud

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

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White-collar crime is more complex and h...

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


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

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