Sykes and Matza Classified Excuses and Justifications That Provide a Moral

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Sykes and Matza classified excuses and justifications that provide a moral release into five types, which they called 'techniques of neutralization.' In one technique, denial of injury, offenders claim their questioned behavior was not in their control, or that it was accidental. Offenders may list reasons such as alcohol, peer pressure, bad neighborhood, and so on that caused them to commit the act.