Donald Cressey, in a study of the 'respectable' crime of embezzlement, found that the following element(s) were necessary for a violation of financial trust to occur:

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Cressey's study found that all three elements - a non-sharable financial problem, the perception of their legitimate occupation as a solution to the problem, and verbalizations that make the behavior acceptable - were necessary for a violation of financial trust to occur.

Donald Cressey, in a Study of the 'Respectable' Crime of Embezzlement