Brittany works in the cashier's office on campus. She steals money from her job and thinks that she deserves the stolen money because she has not received a raise in two years. This illustrates a(n)__________.

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Brittany's justification for stealing money by believing she deserves it due to not receiving a raise is an example of a technique of neutralization, where individuals rationalize or justify their deviant behavior to alleviate guilt.

Brittany Works in the Cashier's Office on Campus