Question 1

Illegal immigration is an example of which of the following offenses?

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Question 2

Which of the following offenses is not an example of global deviance or malfeasance?

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All of the offenses listed are examples of global deviance or malfeasance.

Question 3

Which of the following dimension of deviance is irrelevant as a dimension along which the sociologist can determine the wrongdoing of each and every individual?

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Question 4

Which of the following types of offenses is the perpetrator (or perpetrators) most likely to be enmeshed in a network of persons who act in concert and coordination:

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Corporate crime often involves a network of individuals within a corporation who act in concert and coordination to commit offenses that benefit the corporation, such as fraud, embezzlement, or environmental violations. This contrasts with the other options, which typically involve individual actions or personal issues not necessarily requiring a coordinated network.

Question 5

Which of the following offenders is on every expert's list of "Top 10 White Collar Criminals"?

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Bernard Madoff is a well-known white-collar criminal who orchestrated one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history, resulting in billions of dollars in losses for investors. He is commonly mentioned as one of the top white-collar criminals by experts in the field. The other individuals listed are not typically included in such lists.

Question 6

Why does certain behavior that is enacted within an organization setting merit belonging to a separate and distinct type of deviance? Does this distinction make sense or is it an effort to over-complicate the picture? Why or why not?

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Question 7

In what ways do the four cases of corporate crime-the collapse of WorldCom, the pillaging of Tyco, the bankruptcy of Global Crossing, and the cooked books of Enron-illustrate the generalizations that apply to corporate crime discussed in this chapter?

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Question 8

Discuss in what specific ways white collar and corporate crime are forms of deviance-and in what ways they are not forms of deviance-and in what specific ways corporate crime is, and is not, a form of white collar crime. Who, specifically, are the relevant audiences?

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Question 9

In what ways does the notion of risk assessment come into the corporate and white collar crime picture?

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Question 10

"Robert," a lawyer whose account appears in this chapter, was convicted of "structuring," a white collar crime. Point out the ways his behavior illustrates some of the principles discussed in this chapter and the ways in which it does not.

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Quiz 6: White Collar Crime