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This activity contains 10 questions.

	Which of the following is not a white-collar crime?   Tax evasion Embezzlement Theft of art Theft of trade secrets

	White-collar crime refers to a group of nonviolent crimes that generally involve deception or abuse of power and include the following:   Some aspects of organized crime The newly emerging areas of high-technology crime All of the above Business-related crimes and abuse of political office

	Much embezzlement goes unreported because   most cases involve very little money none of the above a bank or other business is willing to prosecute the offender many banks and other organizations do not want the public to become aware of crimes that may undermine public confidence

	Employees and vendors steal time and services by   putting friends or relatives on company payrolls charging for services not rendered or goods not delivered padding overtime records and making false claims on travel-expense forms all of the above

	Which of the following is not a main category of computer crime?   Theft of information Vandalism None of the above Burglary by modem

	The American Management Association recommends the following three categories for strategies to control white-collar crime:   Offensive, defensive, and controlling Deterrent, decisive, and demanding Detective, deriding, and definitive Defensive, deterrent, and demotivating

	Which of the following is not a characteristic of organized crime in the United States?   Organizational discontinuity Legitimate business involvement Restricted membership Hierarchical structure

	According to the U.S. Task Force on Organized Crime, organized crime in this country   has economic gain as its secondary goal limits its activities to providing illicit goods and services is synonymous with La Cosa Nostra uses predatory techniques and tactics

	Annual gross income from organized crime is estimated to be as high as   $10 billion $25 billion $100 billion $1 trillion

	Which of the following is not a major category of organized crime activity?   The provision of illicit services The infiltration of legitimate business The provision of legitimate services The provision of illicit goods

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