White Collar Crime questions and
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Nancy is representing a seller and is showing the house to a perspective buyer. Nancy tells the
perspective buyer at the house has four bedrooms. However, the room in the basement isn't a
'legal' bedroom because there isn't an egress window required for basement bedrooms
required in local building code. Nancy knows this but makes the statement anyway. What is
Nancy guilty of? - ANS ✔✔Actual fraud
Which of the following people is committing tax fraud? - ANS ✔✔Sally worked two jobs last
year and received two W-2s. She reported one W-2 on her tax return.
When a company makes untrue statements about its products is is guilty of? - ANS ✔✔False
claims
A company receives $90 million from the government to aid in relief efforts for refugees in the
Middle East. Instead of using the money for its intended purpose,The company uses the money
to invest in new buildings and contracts to boost its revenue. This is an example of which type of
corporate crime? - ANS ✔✔Corporate fraud
How did Ralph Lauren keep their finds to a minimum after violating the FCPA? - ANS ✔✔They
had a process in place to detect non-compliance.
What are corporate crimes? - ANS ✔✔Crimes committed by corporations on their employees
acting on the corporations behalf.
What is the process of eliminating the opportunity for criminal conduct and thus reducing the
crimes themselves called? - ANS ✔✔Situational prevention
,Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the Sorbanes-Oxley Act of 2002? - ANS ✔✔It's main
focus was to provide harsher sentences for all white-collar criminals.
What is the large-scale transfer of resources from some sectors to other sectors in a system,
necessitated by fundamental changes in policies or objectives? - ANS ✔✔Structural
transformation
Which of the following is NOT necessarily an aspect of white collar crime? - ANS ✔✔A
professional killing another professional over an embezzling scheme.
Kidnapping is a: - ANS ✔✔Crime against persons
Which of the following is NOT an example of white collar Crime? - ANS ✔✔A government
official who stole a valuable watch from his neighbor.
Which of the following people is at HIGHEST risk of being a victim of white collar crime? - ANS
✔✔Jack, a 90-year-old man with dementia
What did Sutherland's study and writings on white collar crime do for the field of criminology? -
ANS ✔✔It broadened the field of criminology to study crime outside of street crimes only.
Which of the following is a warning sign of fraud? - ANS ✔✔A phone call asking for your Social
Security number.
What is insurance fraud? - ANS ✔✔When an insurance policy holder or an insurance employee
gives false information to receive more value in insurance or money.
Describe the first step of money laundering. - ANS ✔✔Placement involves using US financial
institutions to place monies.
, Which is an example of negligent state? - ANS ✔✔A government that takes pervasive inaction in
the face of its people suffering.
Which is an example of a repressive state? - ANS ✔✔A government that withholds basic rights
to its citizens all or in part.
Which of the following is NOT one of the confluences of circumstances that promote state-
corporate crime? - ANS ✔✔Able and willing government agent.
Which type of crime list it is not a political crime? - ANS ✔✔A senator physically assaulting a
neighbor.
According to Merton, A conformist would including which type of people? - ANS ✔✔Most
college students
Which of the following best captures Cohen's definition of subculture? - ANS ✔✔A group that
working class youth's form in order to gain status when they are unable to live up to middle-
class values.
What is the core premise behind a general strain theory? - ANS ✔✔Some people react to strains
of life via crime.
Brendan as a youth from the working class family. He does not have the educational
opportunities to live up to dominant working class values. He takes part in a subculture that
prioritizes values outside of the middle class. Why does Brandon do this, according to Cohen? -
ANS ✔✔In order to gain status.
Which of the following may be excused from reporting child abuse and neglect? - ANS ✔✔Priest
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Nancy is representing a seller and is showing the house to a perspective buyer. Nancy tells the
perspective buyer at the house has four bedrooms. However, the room in the basement isn't a
'legal' bedroom because there isn't an egress window required for basement bedrooms
required in local building code. Nancy knows this but makes the statement anyway. What is
Nancy guilty of? - ANS ✔✔Actual fraud
Which of the following people is committing tax fraud? - ANS ✔✔Sally worked two jobs last
year and received two W-2s. She reported one W-2 on her tax return.
When a company makes untrue statements about its products is is guilty of? - ANS ✔✔False
claims
A company receives $90 million from the government to aid in relief efforts for refugees in the
Middle East. Instead of using the money for its intended purpose,The company uses the money
to invest in new buildings and contracts to boost its revenue. This is an example of which type of
corporate crime? - ANS ✔✔Corporate fraud
How did Ralph Lauren keep their finds to a minimum after violating the FCPA? - ANS ✔✔They
had a process in place to detect non-compliance.
What are corporate crimes? - ANS ✔✔Crimes committed by corporations on their employees
acting on the corporations behalf.
What is the process of eliminating the opportunity for criminal conduct and thus reducing the
crimes themselves called? - ANS ✔✔Situational prevention
,Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the Sorbanes-Oxley Act of 2002? - ANS ✔✔It's main
focus was to provide harsher sentences for all white-collar criminals.
What is the large-scale transfer of resources from some sectors to other sectors in a system,
necessitated by fundamental changes in policies or objectives? - ANS ✔✔Structural
transformation
Which of the following is NOT necessarily an aspect of white collar crime? - ANS ✔✔A
professional killing another professional over an embezzling scheme.
Kidnapping is a: - ANS ✔✔Crime against persons
Which of the following is NOT an example of white collar Crime? - ANS ✔✔A government
official who stole a valuable watch from his neighbor.
Which of the following people is at HIGHEST risk of being a victim of white collar crime? - ANS
✔✔Jack, a 90-year-old man with dementia
What did Sutherland's study and writings on white collar crime do for the field of criminology? -
ANS ✔✔It broadened the field of criminology to study crime outside of street crimes only.
Which of the following is a warning sign of fraud? - ANS ✔✔A phone call asking for your Social
Security number.
What is insurance fraud? - ANS ✔✔When an insurance policy holder or an insurance employee
gives false information to receive more value in insurance or money.
Describe the first step of money laundering. - ANS ✔✔Placement involves using US financial
institutions to place monies.
, Which is an example of negligent state? - ANS ✔✔A government that takes pervasive inaction in
the face of its people suffering.
Which is an example of a repressive state? - ANS ✔✔A government that withholds basic rights
to its citizens all or in part.
Which of the following is NOT one of the confluences of circumstances that promote state-
corporate crime? - ANS ✔✔Able and willing government agent.
Which type of crime list it is not a political crime? - ANS ✔✔A senator physically assaulting a
neighbor.
According to Merton, A conformist would including which type of people? - ANS ✔✔Most
college students
Which of the following best captures Cohen's definition of subculture? - ANS ✔✔A group that
working class youth's form in order to gain status when they are unable to live up to middle-
class values.
What is the core premise behind a general strain theory? - ANS ✔✔Some people react to strains
of life via crime.
Brendan as a youth from the working class family. He does not have the educational
opportunities to live up to dominant working class values. He takes part in a subculture that
prioritizes values outside of the middle class. Why does Brandon do this, according to Cohen? -
ANS ✔✔In order to gain status.
Which of the following may be excused from reporting child abuse and neglect? - ANS ✔✔Priest
