Essentially, through a process of conceptual integration, different aspects of each theory can be used together to compensate for what each individual theory fails to explain, and can thus deepen both scope and self-control. political utility of theories (Paternoster and Bachman, 2001). For example, the low self-control theory states that low self-control is consistently the cause of crime. This may be true for some criminals, but many criminals, such as those involved in white-collar crimes, do not adhere to the principles of low self-control. Additionally, although low self-control theory is useful in explaining why individuals may act in certain ways, it does not explain the situations that must be encountered for a crime to occur (Brunet, 2002 ). On the other hand, routine activities theory describes the situational factors that must be present for a crime to occur, but it is more difficult to apply this theory to sexting because the offender and victim do not necessarily have to meet for the crime to happen (Wilsem,