Disresponsibility is a process in which a person's actions and behavior are attributed to factors other than the person himself. It is argued that disresponsibility has interfered with our ability to understand and manage criminal behavior because it provides the lifestyle criminal with legitimately sounding excuses for his norm-violating actions. Strategies by which we can move from a psychology of disresponsibility to one which emphasizes personal responsibility are discussed. 4 references. (Author abstract)