Exam 3: III pt. 2

Question 1

What are the 5 goals of sentencing?

Answer 1

1. ) rehabilitation
2. ) Reintegration/ restoration
3. ) retribution
4. ) incapacitation
5. ) deterrence

Question 2

What is rehabilitation?

Answer 2

offenders are brought into the justice process so that the gov’t can play a role in treating whatever issues offenders have that may have contributed to wrongdoing.

Question 3

What is retribution?

Answer 3

offender should be punished to meet societal demands.

Question 4

Corporate crimes are hard to detect because?

Answer 4

they are disguised in routine legitimate activities

Question 5

To become aware of corporate crimes you need _________ _________ and __________ __________

Answer 5

proactive policing

encourage reporting

Question 6

The judge plays a ________ role

Answer 6

mediator

Question 7

What are the factors involved when deciding sentences?

Answer 7

1) Harm
2) Blameworthiness
3) Consequences
4) Goals

Question 8

What is Reintegration/ restoration?

Answer 8

Back into society/ make reparations

Question 9

Why is sentencing of WCC offenders different from conventional crimes?

Answer 9

1) WCC viewed as less serious
2) toughest sentencing laws are reserved for traditional offending.
3) judges see WCO as less deserving of prison time and more to offer the community.
4) cooperation is more important in WCC
5) sentenced more leniently
6) sentencing varies

Question 10

What was the 1984 Sentencing Reform Act?

Answer 10

created sentencing guidelines that promote uniform, fair, and harsher sentences.

“remedy individualized disparity in federal criminal sentences and to equalize sentencing for ‘street criminals’ and ‘white-collar offenders’”

Question 11

What do we know about prison experience of WCC offenders?

Answer 11

1. ) depression
2. ) danger
3. ) deprivations
4. ) deviance
5. ) doldrums

Question 12

Why do WCC offenders experience depression in prison?

Answer 12

• one’s first exposure to prison life.
• loss of job
• loss of status
• isolation
• sentencing dynamics

Question 13

Why do WCC offenders experience dangers in prison?

Answer 13

• celebrity bashing
• prison placement
• prison culture/socialization
• exaggerated concerns

Question 14

How do WCC offenders experience deprivation?

Answer 14

WCO accustomed to certain lifestyles, experience of deprivations might be problematic.

Question 15

Do the experiences of WCC offenders sentenced to jail/prison differ from that of conventional offenders?

Answer 15

• experience boredom

- shaming is more particular to WCCO

Question 16

What is the “white collar prison consultant industry”?

Answer 16

hired to advise clients on how to behave, teach, unwritten rules, how to survive prison.

Question 17

What are the different types of lawsuits against WCC?

Answer 17

1. ) individual suing businesses (civil suits)
2. ) businesses suing businesses
3. ) gov’t suing individuals (collateral civil suits)
4. ) gov’t agencies suing businesses
5. ) qui tam suits
6. ) class actions suits
7. ) tort lawsuits
8. ) contract law suits

Question 18

What type of lawsuit is this:

suit being brought by one person

Answer 18

individual suing businesses (civil suits)

Question 19

What type of lawsuit is this:

a group of people come together against a defendant

Answer 19

businesses suing businesses

Question 20

What type of lawsuit is this:

government suing individuals

Answer 20

gov’t suing individuals (collateral civil suits)

Question 21

What type of lawsuit is this:

gov’t agencies suing businesses

Answer 21

gov’t agencies suing businesses

Question 22

What type of lawsuit is this:
an individual sues a corp. on behalf of the gov’t. Individuals who do so receive 25-30% of the damages received. Citizens must show that the info they are using did not come from public disclosure made by other parties.

Answer 22

qui tam suits

Question 23

What type of lawsuit is this:
group of victims sues a business or corp jointly for harm caused; any damages received would be split in a predetermined way.

Answer 23

class actions suits

Question 24

What type of lawsuit is this:

“1 party alleging injury/damage/loss stemming from negligent/intentional acts of another party”

Answer 24

tort lawsuits

Question 25

What type of lawsuit is this:
“involved fraud, employment, discrimination, tortious interferences or allegations of un fulfillment agreements b/w buyers/sellers/lenders/borrowers.

Answer 25

contract law suits

Question 26

What are the types of damages caused by WCC offenders?

Answer 26

punitive damages

compensatory damage

Question 27

What are punitive damages?

Answer 27

awarded when the defendants receives a punishment designed to punish & deter.

Question 28

What are compensatory damages?

Answer 28

awards made to plaintiff to compensate for their victimization experiences.