1. According to the text, which theorist is largely credited for coining the term white-collar crime in the late 1930s in his presidential address to the American Sociological Society?
a. Hirschi
b. Sutherland
c. Lombroso
d. Matza
e. Agnew
Answer: B
2. According to the text, there were numerous studies of corporate crime prior to the above theorist’s presidential address in the 1930s. True or false?
Answer: True
3. According to the text, “white-collar/corporate crime” has a clear definition. True or false?
Answer: False
Learning Check 14.2
1. According to the text, what percentage of the 25 largest Fortune 500 corporations were convicted of a violation between 1977 and 1990?
a. 20%
b. 40%
c. 60%
d. 80%
e. 100%
Answer: E
2. According to the text, white-collar/corporate crimes cost U.S. society far more each year in terms of injuries/deaths than all street crimes combined. True or false?
Answer: A
Learning Check 14.3
1. The President’s Commission on Organized Crime noted that when defining organized crime, the problem is with the word __________.
Answer: organized
2. Outlaw motorcycle gangs refer to themselves as “__________-percenters.”
Answer: one
3. Some have attributed the growth of prison gangs to the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision __________.
Answer: Cooper v. Pate
4. A key component of the __________ is called Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO).
Answer: Organized Crime Control Act
Learning Check 14.4
1. __________ hackers are individuals who violate computer security essentially out of malice or for personal gain.
Answer: Black hat
2. The __________ method of identity theft occurs when a victim presents his or her credit card to pay for merchandise and the offender peers over the victim’s shoulder and memorizes the card number.
Answer: shoulder surfing
3. Activities associated with __________ include monitoring electronic communication; sending electronic messages that threaten, insult, or harass; and using the victim’s email identity to send false messages to others or to purchase goods and services.
Answer: cyberstalking
4. The __________ Act of 1998 was established to address various problems associated with the Internet, including piracy.