societal attachments, offending frequency, and techniques of neutralization

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A Model of Neutralization Techniques (2018, background): “Examples of this technique are “I felt like the world owed me something” (Copes 2003), “I’ve done more good than bad in my life” (Lanier and Henry 2004), and “After years of slaving for this company, I have a right to steal a few office supplies” (Liddick 2013).”
Increasing organic food consumption: An integrating model of drivers and barriers (2020, methodology): “Neutralization theory was originally applied by Sykes and Matza and others in criminological research (e.g., Copes, 2003; Costello, 2000).”
Consumer Participation in Cause-Related Marketing: An Examination of Effort Demands and Defensive Denial (2018, background): “This theory has been frequently cited to explain unethical behavior, or in some instances the absence of prosocial behavior (Minor 1981; Copes 2003).”
Desistance from Crime and Explanatory Style (2004, background): “Sykes and Matza (1957) argued that these verbalizations, when they are able to “neutralize” an individual’s sense of shame for an offense, can at least partially account for persistence in crime, although the evidence on this count has been mixed (see Agnew, 1994; Copes, 2003).”