Criminology Chapter 5 Quiz

What percentage of Americans has tried an illegal drug at some point in their life?

46%

Which infamous individual took over organized crime in Chicago in the 1920s?

Al Capone

Embezzlement is the theft of what?

Company Funds

What type of employee is most likely to steal from their employer?

Dissatisfied

Who coined the term "white-collar crime"?

Edwin Sutherland

(True or False?) In 2015, the number of products recalled was under 100 in the United States.

False

(True or False?) Criminologists have always been more interested in white-collar crimes than in street crimes.

False

(True or False?) Street crimes cost society more financially than corporate crimes.

False

One of the most notorious cases of a company hiding a dangerous product involved which of the following?

Ford Pinto

What is the lending of money at interest rates higher than the legal limits called?

Loan Sharking

What is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States?

Marijuana

During what period of time did organized crime in the United States gain power and become more coordinated?

Prohibition

What are crimes that effect society's ability to operate and people's ability to function?

Public Order Crimes

(True or False?) Antitrust laws make the restraint of trade illegal.

True

Upperworld crime is another term for which of the following?

White-collar crimes