RE: Criminаl Psychology: The motivаtion of the Frаudster
I find that people commit dishonesty or hurting ethics for the reason that they believe they have no other chance and also their actions might not harm those who have to deal with the consequences of their fraud. Downplaying it.
That's rationalization.
Yes, almost every case I've had with confessions is a downcrash of ones beliefs. But not exactly, because these beliefs were not genuine in the first place. Deep down every person committing a crime knows that it's a wrong thing to do. (not speaking about the ill people, they are different)
The interesting thing is when a person confesses, he or she does not give a full explanation why the fraud was committed (besides money of course).
It's a really rare case when one admits that he did something wrong and excuses his or herself about it.
thank you, you pointed that already out in the article which I found good that you did that. So, when actually the premise "not to steal/betray" is accepted by everyone with a healthy sense of justice, then all people who still commit fraud act against their own conviction.
This leads to guilt. Guilt leads to suppression/ignorance of responsibility. As you know already the "why" it seems obsolete to give a reason, because the reason is obvious, no?
When a person - not mentally ill - sits in front of me and I sense that he/she HAS the sense of the law, I could ask: "Is it possible, that you partly acted against your own conviction and if yes, how do you feel about it?"
... could write a lot more, but will leave it as it is :)
Your topics always leave me with more thoughts.
Thank you for your further thoughts on this topic. I didn't suspect it would awake such interest. I am just finishing the third and final (for now) part and we will discuss more :)