In addition to Sykes and Matza's original five techniques of neutralization, Cromwell and Thurman learn that shoplifters use which one of the following additional techniques?
A) denial of responsibility.
B) nullification of crime.
C) "you get what you (don't) pay for".
D) justification by comparison.

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Cromwell and Thurman identified "justification by comparison" as an additional technique used by shoplifters, where offenders compare their actions to worse crimes to justify their behavior.

In Addition to Sykes and Matza's Original Five Techniques of Neutralization