Document Type : Scientific
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Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. daneshnari@um.ac.ir
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PhD Student, Criminal Law and Criminology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. (Corresponding Author) m.tahan_81@yahoo.com
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Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. m.seyyedzadeh@um.ac
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Master's Student, Criminal Law and Criminology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. abolfazl.sherafati@um.ac.ir
Abstract
The theory of techniques of neutralization, adopting an internalist approach to the causes of crime, considers offenders as aware of social norms and moral values and views the individual as being under the influence of internal social controls. Nevertheless, the theory argues that offenders, in the course of committing a crime, resort to certain justification strategies for their behavior, referred to as techniques of neutralization. These techniques include denial of responsibility, denial of injury, denial of the victim, condemnation of the condemners, and loyalty to favored groups. The primary aim of this field study is to empirically test the applicability of the theory of techniques of neutralization in criminologically explaining the causes of criminal behavior. The study employs a descriptive survey methodology. To examine the impact of neutralization techniques on criminal behavior, the statistical population includes all convicted minors at the Correction and Rehabilitation Center of Khorasan Razavi Province in 2024 (1403 SH), totaling 40 juvenile offenders. Data were collected using a researcher-designed questionnaire, the validity and reliability of which have been confirmed. Given the small sample size, a one-sample t-test was employed. The results indicate a significance level of p-value = 0.000, demonstrating that the use of neutralization techniques by juveniles effectively facilitates the release of their internal social controls. The computed t-statistic is t = 25.38, which is significant at the 0.001 level.
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