Introduction To Criminology Theories Methods And Criminal Behavior 9th Edition By Hagan – Test Bank

1. Which of the following criminologists is credited with first drawing attention to white-collar crime within the social sciences?

a. Karl Marx
b. Sarbanes Oxley
c. Richard Quinney
*d. Edwin Sutherland

2. A retail employee overcharges a customer for an item and then pockets the difference. This practice is best identified as a(an):

a. Corporate crime
*b. Occupational crime
c. Organizational crime
d. Professional crime

3. A company knowingly allows an unsafe product to be sold, because it is anticipated to result in a greater profit than pulling the product from the market. This would qualify as:

*a. Corporate crime
b. Cyber crime
c. Occupational crime
d. Professional crime

4. Embezzlement classifies as which of the following?

a. Professional crime
b. Organizational crime
*c. Occupational crime
d. Corporate crime

5. Which of the following is true regarding occupational, organizational, and corporate crime in the United States?

a. There is ample research on this topic, because researchers are gaining increased access to corporate environments.
b. These types of crimes have a high rate of detection and subsequent punishment.
*c. These types of crimes have a much greater economic impact than street crimes.
d. The rates of these crimes are at an all-time high in the United States.

6. Which of the following forbids the formation of monopolies?

a. Clayton Act
b. Federal Trade Act
c. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
*d. Sherman Anti-trust Act

7. Which of the following is true regarding regulatory agencies in the United States?

a. They often use criminal penalties and large fines to regulate corporate crime.
*b. They often lack sufficient investigative staff.
c. They do well at avoiding conflicts of interest.
d. They have few sanctions available to them for enforcing regulations.

8. When labor officials and negotiators secretly make a deal with management to the disadvantage of workers, it is known as:

a. Ambulance-chasing
*b. A sweetheart contract
c. Embezzlement
d. Labor fraud

9. A retail worker steals merchandise at work. This is known as:

a. Embezzlement
b. Insider trading
*c. Pilferage
d. ”Pump and dump”

10. A person in a position of financial trust transfers money from the corporation into a personal account. This is known as:

a. Corporate crime
*b. Embezzlement
c. Pilferage
d. “Pump and dump”