<P> This theory rejects other theories which suggested that groups containing delinquents have set up their own permanent moral code which completely replaces moral obligations . Thus , Matza and Sykes were able to explain how offenders ' drift ' from illegitimate to legitimate lifestyles repeatedly , as they retain the moral code rather than wipe it clean to be replaced by a more illegitimate one as previous theories suggested . </P>
<P> This theory rejects other theories which suggested that groups containing delinquents have set up their own permanent moral code which completely replaces moral obligations . Thus , Matza and Sykes were able to explain how offenders ' drift ' from illegitimate to legitimate lifestyles repeatedly , as they retain the moral code rather than wipe it clean to be replaced by a more illegitimate one as previous theories suggested . </P>
according to neutralization theory offenders who are in a state of transience
according to neutralization theory offenders who are in a state of transience
retain the moral code rather than wipe it clean to be replaced by a more illegitimate one as previous theories suggested
retain the moral code rather than wipe it clean to be replaced by a more illegitimate one as previous theories suggested