Money laundering as a crime, has its genesis in the same general process as other criminal
behaviour; namely, differential association. The hypothesis of differential association is that
criminal behaviour is learned in association with those who define such behaviour favourably
and in isolation from those who define it unfavourably, and that a person and/or criminal
organisation in an appropriate situation engages in such criminal behaviour if, and only if, the
weight of the favourable definitions exceeds the weight of the unfavourable definitions.