SOC208H5 Chapter 7: SOC208 - Chapter 7
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Chapter 7 time not thinking of themselves as criminals: concerted ignorance, acting under orders denies having full responsibility for the action pejorative content. Not everyone is an offender, and not all opportunities are taken advantage of. Before committing the offense, many white-collar offenders need to be able to somehow justify their illegal actions to themselves so that they can maintain a noncriminal identity. Before they can violate these conventions they must first convince themselves that the violations are for some reason acceptable. Neutralization permit offenders to engage in illegal behavior while at the same. Denying responsibility offenders know or suspect that what they are doing is. Deny the victim offenders know in advance of their crimes that they are going to. Offenders see themselves as doing something for the good of the company while not directly harming or taking unfair advantage of anyone else.
