The delinquent denies that stealing someone’s personal objects, is no harm and they can easily be replaced, while not thinking that those objects could have an emotional connection to the victim. The third technique is The Denial of the Victim, which is described as that “the injury… may be claimed, [as] not really an injury; rather, it is a form if rightful retaliation or punishment” (Sykes & Matza 668). In this situation the victim either blames himself for his injuries or he described himself as the “wrong-doer”. The fourth technique is The Condemnation of the Condemners, which has been described by McCorkle and Korn as “a rejection to the rejectors” (Sykes & Matza 668). This occurs when the deviant switches the spot light from himself and his act to those who disapprove of his motives and delinquent act. The first people delinquent usually point fingers to are the
The delinquent denies that stealing someone’s personal objects, is no harm and they can easily be replaced, while not thinking that those objects could have an emotional connection to the victim. The third technique is The Denial of the Victim, which is described as that “the injury… may be claimed, [as] not really an injury; rather, it is a form if rightful retaliation or punishment” (Sykes & Matza 668). In this situation the victim either blames himself for his injuries or he described himself as the “wrong-doer”. The fourth technique is The Condemnation of the Condemners, which has been described by McCorkle and Korn as “a rejection to the rejectors” (Sykes & Matza 668). This occurs when the deviant switches the spot light from himself and his act to those who disapprove of his motives and delinquent act. The first people delinquent usually point fingers to are the