Regarding whether the neutralization of the crime for the offender occurs prior to or after the act of shoplifting, Cromwell and Thurman suggest
A) after the act only, as suggested by Coleman.
B) both: a post-crime rationalization may serve as a pre-crime rationalization the next time.
C) both: shoplifting easily becomes self-reinforcing behavior.
D) prior to act only, as held by Sykes and Matza.

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Cromwell and Thurman suggest that neutralization for the offender can occur both before and after the act of shoplifting. They argue that a post-crime rationalization can serve as a pre-crime rationalization the next time the individual considers committing the act, indicating a cyclical process of justification.

Regarding Whether the Neutralization of the Crime for the Offender