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This 4 page research paper addresses 4 topics pertaining to criminal behavior and theory, beginning with the neutralization theory of Matza and his associate Gresham Sykes, which describes how juveniles "drift" into delinquent behavior. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Delinquency and Drift Research Compiled
By - March, 2012 properly! 1. Neutralization, Matza (2009), explains pertains to the
ways in which individuals rationalize their behavior when their personal choices go against societal norms. Matza and his associate Gresham Sykes assert that neutralization theory explains how delinquents use rationalization
to justify their drift into and out of illegitimate behavior. They deny responsibility by claiming that their illegal acts are not their fault, but rather are due to forces beyond
their control; they deny injury by contesting the "wrongfulness of the act"; they deny the victim by asserting that the victim "had it coming"; they "condemn condemners" by viewing the
world through a negative perspective; and, they "appeal to higher loyalties" by arguing that their behavior expresses their loyalty to their peer group (Siegel, 2011, p. 242). Rationalizing behavior is
a common experience. This writer/tutor remembers rationalizing skipping college classes because it was too beautiful a day to attend, following the lead of peers who also skipped class. Social process
criminologists maintain that criminal behavior results from symbolic interaction that involves how people interpret and define their social reality, which explains the significant influence of a peer group. Therefore, this
writer/tutor believes this is a social process theory. 2. The conflict perspective on crime perceives society as consisting of diverse groups that are in constant conflict with one another, and
that groups that have sufficient political power use "the law and the criminal justice system to advance their economic and social position" (Siegel, 2011, p. 13). Conflict theorists see this
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