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White-collar crimes are crimes committed in the corporate world to exploit others for financial gain. Who coined the term 'white-collar crime' and defined it as a 'crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation'?
White-collar crimes are crimes committed in the corporate world to exploit others for financial gain. Who coined the term 'white-collar crime' and defined it as a 'crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation'?
- Blue collar workers
- A business suit man
- Edwin Sutherland (correct)
- The American Sociological Society
Which group of workers were historically associated with more violent crimes like assault, homicide, robbery, and vandalism?
Which group of workers were historically associated with more violent crimes like assault, homicide, robbery, and vandalism?
- Blue-collar workers (correct)
- The American Sociological Society
- Business suit men
- White-collar workers
White-collar criminals are described as educated, intelligent, affluent, and confident individuals. What kind of jobs do they typically have?
White-collar criminals are described as educated, intelligent, affluent, and confident individuals. What kind of jobs do they typically have?
- Uniformed laborers
- Pulling off corporate espionage
- Working in plants, mills, and factories
- Unmonitored access to large sums of money (correct)
Which of the following is a key component of forgery?
Which of the following is a key component of forgery?
What is the fundamental criminal component of fraud?
What is the fundamental criminal component of fraud?
What is embezzlement?
What is embezzlement?
What are the steps involved in money laundering?
What are the steps involved in money laundering?
Which agency is more likely to investigate and prosecute white-collar crimes at the federal level in the United States?
Which agency is more likely to investigate and prosecute white-collar crimes at the federal level in the United States?
What is the actus reus in white-collar crimes?
What is the actus reus in white-collar crimes?
What is tax evasion in the context of white-collar crimes?
What is tax evasion in the context of white-collar crimes?
What is forgery in the context of white-collar crimes?
What is forgery in the context of white-collar crimes?
