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Defense mechanism where one tries or attempts to justify
controversial behaviours or decisions, but in an implausible way
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1 White Collar Crime 2 Rationalization
3 Obedience to Authority 4 Wrong Values
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White Collar Crime Nonviolent, financially motivated crime
committed by business and
governmental professionals
Common Folk Theories of Defect of Character; Excess Greed;
WCC Wrong Values
Defect of Character Criminals lack conscience, are
sociopathic, or have some other
character flaw that prevents them from
having the disposition to do the right
thing
Excess Greed Individuals commit white collar crime
because they are greedy
Wrong Values Some have suggested that what explains
white collar crime is sub-cultures that
have and promote different values,
seeing as it is more prevalent in certain
industries