Exam 2: I-II

Question 1

What do white collar offenders look like?

Answer 1

Middle-Aged, Gainfully employed, Male, Caucasian

Question 2

What did Weisburd et al. studies find?

Answer 2

Economic offenses committed through the use of some combination of fraud, deception, or collusion

Question 3

True or False: White collar crime offenders are elites

Answer 3

False; WCC offenders are not always elite

Question 4

There is a wide variety in WCC demographics by ________ ______

Answer 4

offense types

Question 5

True or False: Women are becoming more involved in WCC

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The liberation of women allows for more _____________ for crime

Answer 6

opportunities

Question 7

Women tend to commit an increased number of ____ ______ WCC.

Answer 7

low level

Question 8

When women commit WCC it’s often referred to as “_____ ______” crime.

Answer 8

“pink collar”

Question 9

Why do women tend to commit lower level WCC?

Answer 9

many women are in lower level positions

Question 10

The business world is __________ and reduces opportunities for women

Answer 10

masculine

Question 11

What is the glass ceiling?

Answer 11

the barrier against women and minorities

Question 12

Women are rarely involved in conspiracy groups. ______-______ groups are less than 1/3 of all groups.

Answer 12

Mixed-gender

Question 13

When involved in group WCC women play ______ roles

Answer 13

minor

Question 14

Women’s involvement in WCC usually stemmed from __________ or _________

Answer 14

relations

utility

Question 15

Both men and women say they saw poor __________ in their company and took ___________

Answer 15

oversight

advantage

Question 16

_______ _________ and care for the __________ was important to both male and female WCC offenders.

Answer 16

Family Influence

community

Question 17

True or False: When women commit WCC in groups, they tend to profit more than their male co-conspirators

Answer 17

False; women tend to profit less

Question 18

Women take greater risks for monetary _____, _______, ______, etc.

Answer 18

gain
status
power

Question 19

Men more often cite the need to maintain their _________

Answer 19

lifestyle

Question 20

Women are more likely to say that they have a __________ _________

Answer 20

financial hardship

Question 21

Women are more likely to suffer from unnecessary ____ ________ and __________ _____

Answer 21

car servicing

appliance fraud

Question 22

Women are more likely to be targeted for ______-___-____ scams

Answer 22

work-at-home

Question 23

____% of college women report feeling worse about their looks after reading women’s magazines

Answer 23

75%

Question 24

Men are more likely to be victims of workplace _______ or ______

Answer 24

injury

death

Question 25

Men are more likely to be the victim of _______ ___________

Answer 25

risky investments

Question 26

the ______ ______ in society do carry into the workplace

Answer 26

social norms

Question 27

The majority of wcc offenders are _____

Answer 27

male

Question 28

There is an increased _________ offending when it comes to WCC

Answer 28

minority

Question 29

WCC offenders typically offend at what age?

Answer 29

Late 30’s to late 40’s

Question 30

True or False: Wcc offenders have a high recidivism rate

Answer 30

False; They have low recidivism

Question 31

Women are held accountable to please ____

Answer 31

men