Posted: January 11th, 2016

Techniques of rationalization

Read through the interview excerpts that are uploaded below. The excerpts are based on interviews with juvenile offenders that I collected for my dissertation research. The interviews covered the criminal history of the young men and the appeal of criminal activity was for them. Based on the readings and on what you have learned from the PowerPoint answer the following question:

To what extent can c the theory about techniques of rationalization be applied to these quotes?

Why or why not are “techniques of rationalization” an adequate explanation for the teenagers who have committed crimes?