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Criminology - Organizational Crimes & Morality Crimes

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WHITE COLLAR CRIMES; MORALITY CRIMES, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, PROSTITUTION, AND PORNOGRAPHY

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1
According to the EPA, over 100 million Americans are breathing air that is unsafe.
True
False
2
Marijuana has been used to treat:
cancer, pain, and depression
glaucoma, asthma, and epilepsy
anxiety, pain, and depression
all of the above
3
Which of the following would best deter business, home improvement, real estate and land fraud?
Checking with the Better Business Bureau
A certified check
A cashier's check
Thorough research
4
Which of the following is not considered a white collar crime?
Robbery
Theft of services and tax evasion
Embezzlement
Obstruction of justice
5
Marijuana causes
no disturbance in the nervous system
mild to intense distortion of visual and auditory functions
no distortion your vision
no harm
6
Some drugs are legal or illegal depending on
they hurt people
they are abusive
they make people happy
acceptability
7
The economic cost of white-collar crime in the United States is:
about the same as street crime
about the same as property crime
far greater than property crimes
far less than property crimes
8
Each year in the United States, health care fraud costs Americans
up to $500 billion
up to $1 trillion
up to $50 billion
up to $5 billion
9
Depressants:
increase function of a person’s central nervous system
subverts the function of a person’s central nervous system
decrease function of a person’s central nervous system
none of the above
10
RICO is the government’s principal weapon against organized crime
False
True
11
The main difference between embezzlement and robbery is:
force
entrustment
harm
threat
12
In the United States, a minority of Americans use drugs.
False
True
13
Which of the following is not a drug
Lysergic acid diethylamide
Nicotine
none of the above
Caffeine
14
Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant
True
False
15
White-collar criminals view their actions as "normal business', this type of behavior is called
differential association
all of the above
criminal intent
corporate culture
16
Three categories of psychoactive drugs are
downers, withdrawal drugs, depressants
stimulants, alcohol, uppers
depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens
Hyperactive drugs, uppers, and downers
17
Dropping interest rates results in perils for older Americans. This type of fraud is known as
securities and investment fraud
all of the above
elder fraud
health-care fraud
18
Which of the following is no longer considered an environmental crime?
water contamination
air contamination
Land degradation
none of the above
19
The federal government does not include steroids under its drug laws.
True
False
20
Defensive programs of controlling white-collar crime would make it more costly to steal assets.
False
True
21
Researchers say there is little evidence of a strong relationship between drug use and crime.
False
True
22
Most of the crimes committed by heroin addicts are violent rather than property offenses
True
False
23
Stimulates include
all of the above
crack cocaine
heroin
morphine
24
The main difference between embezzlement and robbery is
force
entrustment
harm
threat
25
Which of the following terms is not related to prostitution?
call girl
brothel
streetwalker
stomper