Exam 1: V

Question 1

What are considered “high risk” behaviors of victims?

Answer 1

1) Responded to unsolicited “prize drawing” mailings by purchasing an item
2) Responded to unsolicited “prize drawing” mailings without purchasing an item
3) Gave PIN #/ATM code to another person
4) Did not perform background check on contractors
5) Did not destroy credit card solicitations
6) Gave credit card # out over the phone
7) Find it difficult to resist sales pitches

Question 2

Quantifying amount of crime is hard, because:
1)
2)
3)
4)

Answer 2

1) victims may not report the WCC
2) different agencies define wcc differently
3) UCR doesn’t differentiate wcc from traditional crimes
4) NO national wcc/corporate crime database in place

Question 3

Why wouldn’t victims report the WCC?

Answer 3

1) might blame themselves
2) not worth the effort
3) may not realize its a crime
4) don’t think the police can do anything
5) don’t realize they’ve been victimized

Question 4

______= assigning a monetary value to damages incurred (including non-financial)

Answer 4

Costs

Question 5

True or False: There’s No uniform criteria for what should be included

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What are the 4 types of costs:

Answer 6

1) individual economic losses
2) societal economic losses
3) physical costs
4) emotional costs

Question 7

What are the positive consequences of wcc?

Answer 7

1) Warning Light Syndrome
2) Boundary Maintenance
3) Social Change
4) Community Integration

Question 8

What are the negative consequences of wcc?

Answer 8

1) Individual Economic Loss
2) Societal Economic Losses
3) Emotional Consequences
4) Physical Harm

Question 9

Can only be considered a victim if proof of:
1)
2)
3)

Answer 9

1) inent to do harm
2) direct causation
3) time frame of harm

Question 10

WCC victims tend to be very _________ and ________

Answer 10

heterogeneous (different)

diffuse (far-reaching)