When Powerful Institutions Willfully Violate the Laws That Restrain Them

question 18

Multiple Choice

When powerful institutions willfully violate the laws that restrain them from doing social harm, or that require them to do social good, it is called corporate crime or:

• A) organized crime.
• B) organizational crime.
• C) social crime.
• D) antitrust crime.

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Definitions:

Vice President

An executive or officer ranking below a president or CEO, often responsible for a specific department or area within an organization.

Larceny

The unlawful taking and carrying away of personal property with the intent to deprive the rightful owner permanently.

Threat Of Force

The use or promise of physical power to coerce or compel action from another party.

Model Penal Code

A text designed to stimulate and assist U.S. state legislatures to update and standardize the penal law of the United States.