Self-deception as a technique of neutralisation: an analysis of the subjective account of a white-collar criminal

Neutralisation theory suggests that wrongdoers will rationalise their wrongdoing in such a way that allows them to maintain their views of themselves as moral law-abiding people. Though regularly applied since it first emerged as an aspect of differential association theory, it has rarely been exten...

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Main Author: McGrath, Joe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2021, Volume: 75, Issue: 5, Pages: 415-432
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Wirtschaftskriminalität
Moral
Verantwortungsbewusstsein
Theorie
Anwendung

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