Which of the following is an example of the general public’s outrage p

QUESTION

Which of the following is an example of the general public’s outrage playing a role in curbing white-collar crime?

A) conviction of former Enron chief Jeffrey Skilling
B) passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
C) formation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
D) proliferation of compliance- and integrity-based ethics codes
E) increased number of corporate whistleblowers

ANSWER

Answer: B
Explanation: B) Public outrage at the scope of crimes conducted at companies such as Enron and WorldCom prodded Congress to draft and pass this reform legislation.