When caught, shoplifters try to rationalize their behavior. cromwell and thurman found widespread use of which social process theory?

The answer to the question above is NEUTRALIZATION THEORY. This is the social process theory that is used in the given scenario above. This theory was established by Sykes and Matza in 1957 and is commonly used in criminology. In this theory, it states that then one commits an illegitimate act, the person often tries to "neutralize" his or her action by using morality or any other obligation that would serve as an excuse for doing such act. These people are actually aware of the laws and that they should abide to it.

Your answer is a distributive 

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