Criminology Chapter 12 Quiz

What percentage of shoplifters are considered professionals who derive the majority of their income from shoplifting?

10 percent

According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), about _____ burglaries are either attempted or completed each year.

3 million

Illegal logging accounts for _______________of all forestry activities in tropical forests such as the Amazon basin.

50 to 90 percent

Dumping of raw sewage into the Atlantic Ocean would be investigated by the _______.

Environmental Protection Agency

Which statement is true of exploitation or influence peddling?

Influence peddlers take bribes in exchange for granting underserved people favorable treatment.

You are a store manager. On reasonable grounds, you arrest and detain the wrong person for shoplifting. You are likely protected from a lawsuit because of _________.

Merchant Privalege Laws

When insurance companies work together to charge customers higher than normal prices for coverage based on informal agreements to ensure a certain profit, this is an example of ________.

Price fixing

You visit your pharmacist to get a prescription filled. You make the co-pay, and your insurance is billed for the remainder of the cost of the drugs. You later learn that this pharmacist used the generic form of the drug to fill your prescription but charged you for the name brand. This is an example of ____________.

Professional Chiseling

What elements are needed to constitute the crime of theft under English Common Law?

The offender had to use trikcery, fraud, or stealth

When caught stealing, what is the most likely response of occasional criminals?

They claim they were only borrowing the product that they stole

A swindle that involves the payment of promised returns to investors from funds collected by new investors is called ____________.

a Ponzi scheme

The Harms Perspective suggests that _____________.

all activities that cause harm to the environment should be criminalized

Which of the following is not a type of health care-related scheme?

billing insurance companies for multiple treatments on the same patient

When thieves use a vehicle identification number from a legally registered car to hide the identity of a stolen one, the process is called _______.

car cloning

Which strategies rely on the threat of economic sanctions or civil penalties to control potential violators?

compliance strategies

The idea that white-collar offenders learn the values, attitudes, and beliefs in a company that can promote "cutting corners" or engaging in unethical business practices is referred to as the __________ view.

cultural

Green-collar crime is generally restricted to ________.

environmental crime

A fire inspector who threatens to shut down a restaurant with a safety violation unless he is given money or other consideration is guilty of _____________.

exploitation

Which of the following is considered one of the fastest-growing problems related to criminal environmental pollution?

illegal dumping of e-waste

The popularity of shark fin soup, which is said to have medicinal and healing properties, has led to a serious decline in some shark populations. This would be an example of ______.

illegal fishing

Wildlife contraband does not include _____________.

local pests

A real estate agent claiming that "There is nothing wrong with using deposits before the deal is closed in order to keep the business running" is an example of the _____________ view of white-collar crime.

rationalization/neutralization

As it relates to white-collar crime, the concept of lure suggests that ________.

some people turn to white-collar crime because of the lack of effective constraints preventing it

Which crime is not considered a white-collar offense?

three-card monte

What is the primary reason for employee theft from the workplace?

worker's belief that they are being exploited by their employer